Media and Information Literacy

"Manipulative Media and Information" What is Manipulative Media?    ​      Manipulative media are objects, activities, programs and applications that teachers and students use to engage in interactive, hands-on learning. These media generally come in two types: Traditional and Digital.      Traditional manipulative media are objects and materials that have been present since before the advent of computers and computer-aided technology. Toys, picture and pop-up books, board games, flash cards, and musical instruments fall under this category.     Digital manipulative media are computer-aided objects and materials that also facilitate and encourage interactive learning. A host of educational computer programs, virtual and online learning platforms, 3D simulations, and video games fall under this category.      Examples of other manipulative media may be seen on the widget above. You can mouse over the images for more information. 2 TYPES OF MAN

Multimedia and information What is Multimedia? Multimedia can have a many definitions these include: Multimedia  means that computer information can be represented through audio, video, and animation in addition to traditional media (i.e., text, graphics drawings, images). A good general definition is: Multimedia  is the field concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images (Video), animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally. A  Multimedia Application  is an Application which uses a collection of multiple media sources e.g. text, graphics, images, sound/audio, animation and/or video. Hypermedia can be considered as one of the multimedia applications. 5 Components of Multimedia Multimedia applications can include many types of media. The primary characteristic of a multimedia system is the use of more than one kind of med

People Media and Information

   "Text media and Information" What is  media text?                The  media text  is any  media  product we wish to examine. Every description or representation of the world, fictional or otherwise, is an attempt      to describe or define reality, and is in some way a construct of reality, a   text . Data sources in the form of printed media, controlled databases, and similar numeric or textual formats. Text media are data or information sources which exist as references in textual, numeric, or similar formats. These include various types of publications as well as unpublished manuscripts, databases, and documents. They do not include material written for internet-based web display, but they may be hosted on the internet retrieved from there. These sources can generally be consulted for verification (although their availability may expire in some cases). They are generally considered second-hand data sources, and their reliability is generally lower than direc

  Reflection on the "Media and Information Literate"        What makes an individual a media and information literate?          Information literacy is simply the ability to evaluate the merit of the information, know where to find the information needed and use and curate it to aid in numerous tasks and purposes. Weslyan University provides this definition:  Information literacy  is a crucial skill in the pursuit of knowledge. It involves recognizing when  information  is needed and being able to efficiently locate, accurately evaluate, effectively use, and clearly communicate  information  in various formats. Media and information is a complex set of systems and an array of information presented through various mediums.                Being media and information literate is important for several reasons. It’s important so one is able use current and past information and media with intelligence. It’s important to be able to navigate through various types of media w