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Responsible use of Media and Information

M E D I A A N D I N F O R M AT I O N L I T E R A C Y ( M I L ) 1 1
At the end of the discussion, the students shall be able to:
a. described the characteristics of responsible users and
competent producers of media and information;
b. discussed the importance of media and information as a
tool in nation building; and
c. exercised discernment on the ethical use of media and
information.

Objectives:
Are you a responsible user of
media and information?
When can you say that you are using
media and information in a proper
way?
 These are types of
information that we
should not be sharing
online because these
Responsible causes confusion
use of online.
Media and
Information 1. Hoax
2. Satirical news
3. False Information
What are the possible consequences
you may face if you misbehave online?
Possible Consequences for
Misbehaving Online

1. Suspension of Job –
whenever you’re
carrying your company
you may be suspended
for worst you may lose
your job.
 Possible 2. Deletion of Account – if the entirety of the
Consequences for account is against the terms and
Misbehaving regulations of the social site, your account
Online will be completely deleted.

3. Online
Harassment –
unfavorable
behavior online
may lead to online
harassment.
 3. Sharing sexually explicit,
Irresponsible racist, homophobic or
inflammatory material
Behavior Online
4. Flaming or trolling –
1. Making derogatory deliberately provoking
comments about arguments
individuals or
organization.
5. Making allegations about
2. Sharing confidential others
information about others
 What you said

DIGITAL What was said

FOOTPRINTS about you
A Digital footprint is the What you liked,
data trail left by an
individual’s interaction
retweeted or shared
online; thus, this data is a
public record and can be Where you are or
accessed by anyone for have been
whatever purpose.
  What you clicked on
 What you’ve search
for
Also, there are less public information,  Your IP (Internet
but something that everybody should be
aware of. These includes the following: Protocol) address
 Online Source’s Credibility
According to the University of Wisconsin in USA, there are six ways
to tell if a website is credible:

1. AUTHOR – information on the internet with a listed author is an

indication of a credible site.
2. DATE – date of any research information is important, including
information found on the internet. It allows readers to know if the
information is recent enough.
3. SOURCE – books and scholarly articles should cite the source of
the information is recent enough.
 Online Source’s Credibility

4. DOMAIN – domain such as .com, .org, and .net can be used by

any individual. The domain .edu is for colleges and universities,
while .gov for government website.
5. SITE DESIGN – this can be very subjective. A well-design site
can be indication of more reliable information.
6. WRITING STYLE – Poor spelling and grammar are an indication
that the site may not be credible
 CITING SOURCES
According to MIT libraries, it is important to cite sources you used in
your research for several reasons.

 to show your readers you’ve done proper research by listing

sources you used to get information
 to be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers
and acknowledging their ideas.
 to avoid plagiarism by quoting words and ideas used by authors
 to allow your readers to track down the sources you used by
citing them accurately.
 Copyrights

According to the Intellectual Property Code, copyright is the legal

protection to the owner of the rights in an original work.

Original work refers to every production in the literary, scientific, and

artistic domain which includes books, films, paintings, photographs.
Discuss within your groups the
importance of media and information in
nation building.

TASK
Instructions:
As an active media and information user, cite
one situation which you think you’ve utilized media
and information accurately then reflect how does it
makes you a responsible media and information
user.
TASK