Closing Thoughts on Media and Information Literacy
The purpose of information and media is to engage in a digital society, one needs to be able to understand, inquire, create, communicate, and think critically. It is important to effectively access, organize, analyze, evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms. Information and Media literacy enables people to interpret and make informed judgements as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages in their own right.
Media literacy is the ability to identify different types of media and understand the messages they're sending. People/ Individual take in a huge amount of information from a wide array of sources, far beyond the traditional media (TV, radio, newspaper, and magazines). There are text messages, memes, viral videos, video games, advertising and more. But all media shares one thing: Someone created it, and it was created for a reason. Understanding that reason is the basis of media literarcy. The digital age has made it easy for anyone to create media. We don't always know who created something, why they made it, and whether it's credible. It is important that parents always guide there children on what are they watching or what they are reading on social media because not all in social media is true.
Risks of Social Media
People sometimes forget how closely the digital worls and real world are connected. What's said to an avatar picture over the web is read and absorbed by a real person. Here's what to look out for.... Burglary and theft, Identity theft, phishing, malware and ransomware, embarrassment and unwelcome professional consequence and the most common is the Harrassment and Bullying, an unfortunate side-effect of social media, harrassment and bullying can be particularly hard to prevent, and even administrators of Facebook groups or pages have trouble deleting comments. Twitter, on the other hand, has a handy "block" button, but its users can hide more easilyin anonymity. The best approach to any online abuse is to report and block, never engage.
How to avoid issues with social media Unfortunately, rude and antisocial behaviour cannot be stopped entirely, but there are some steps to take to ensure a safer online experice overall. Like limit personal information, don't over-share your real name, don't over-share personal details, use strong passwords, control comments and Remember why social networks are free because the information you provide has value. Many (if not most) social networks make their money from ads and selling on user information.
Be aware of unwelcome friemd requests from strangers. Everyone likes to be popular, but friend requests are common way for criminals to source victims' information, on the likes of Facebook, it's a good idea to only be friend people you are friends with in real life (or people with whom you share ar least a handful of mutual real-life friends). Again, try to behave as you would in the real world.
Closing Thoughts on Media and Information Literacy
The purpose of information and media is to engage in a digital society, one needs to be able to understand, inquire, create, communicate, and think critically. It is important to effectively access, organize, analyze, evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms. Information and Media literacy enables people to interpret and make informed judgements as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages in their own right.
Media literacy is the ability to identify different types of media and understand the messages they're sending. People/ Individual take in a huge amount of information from a wide array of sources, far beyond the traditional media (TV, radio, newspaper, and magazines). There are text messages, memes, viral videos, video games, advertising and more. But all media shares one thing: Someone created it, and it was created for a reason. Understanding that reason is the basis of media literarcy. The digital age has made it easy for anyone to create media. We don't always know who created something, why they made it, and whether it's credible. It is important that parents always guide there children on what are they watching or what they are reading on social media because not all in social media is true.
Risks of Social Media
People sometimes forget how closely the digital worls and real world are connected. What's said to an avatar picture over the web is read and absorbed by a real person. Here's what to look out for.... Burglary and theft, Identity theft, phishing, malware and ransomware, embarrassment and unwelcome professional consequence and the most common is the Harrassment and Bullying, an unfortunate side-effect of social media, harrassment and bullying can be particularly hard to prevent, and even administrators of Facebook groups or pages have trouble deleting comments. Twitter, on the other hand, has a handy "block" button, but its users can hide more easilyin anonymity. The best approach to any online abuse is to report and block, never engage.
How to avoid issues with social media Unfortunately, rude and antisocial behaviour cannot be stopped entirely, but there are some steps to take to ensure a safer online experice overall. Like limit personal information, don't over-share your real name, don't over-share personal details, use strong passwords, control comments and Remember why social networks are free because the information you provide has value. Many (if not most) social networks make their money from ads and selling on user information.
Be aware of unwelcome friemd requests from strangers. Everyone likes to be popular, but friend requests are common way for criminals to source victims' information, on the likes of Facebook, it's a good idea to only be friend people you are friends with in real life (or people with whom you share ar least a handful of mutual real-life friends). Again, try to behave as you would in the real world.
Media literacy is the ability to identify different types of media and understand the messages they're sending. People/ Individual take in a huge amount of information from a wide array of sources, far beyond the traditional media (TV, radio, newspaper, and magazines). There are text messages, memes, viral videos, video games, advertising and more. But all media shares one thing: Someone created it, and it was created for a reason. Understanding that reason is the basis of media literarcy. The digital age has made it easy for anyone to create media. We don't always know who created something, why they made it, and whether it's credible. It is important that parents always guide there children on what are they watching or what they are reading on social media because not all in social media is true.
Risks of Social Media
People sometimes forget how closely the digital worls and real world are connected. What's said to an avatar picture over the web is read and absorbed by a real person. Here's what to look out for.... Burglary and theft, Identity theft, phishing, malware and ransomware, embarrassment and unwelcome professional consequence and the most common is the Harrassment and Bullying, an unfortunate side-effect of social media, harrassment and bullying can be particularly hard to prevent, and even administrators of Facebook groups or pages have trouble deleting comments. Twitter, on the other hand, has a handy "block" button, but its users can hide more easilyin anonymity. The best approach to any online abuse is to report and block, never engage.
How to avoid issues with social media Unfortunately, rude and antisocial behaviour cannot be stopped entirely, but there are some steps to take to ensure a safer online experice overall. Like limit personal information, don't over-share your real name, don't over-share personal details, use strong passwords, control comments and Remember why social networks are free because the information you provide has value. Many (if not most) social networks make their money from ads and selling on user information.
Be aware of unwelcome friemd requests from strangers. Everyone likes to be popular, but friend requests are common way for criminals to source victims' information, on the likes of Facebook, it's a good idea to only be friend people you are friends with in real life (or people with whom you share ar least a handful of mutual real-life friends). Again, try to behave as you would in the real world.
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