LITERACIES in the 21st Century

When doing research and finding a reliable source, you should do the following:

• Find out the author of the site and their point of view.
• Look at all the advertisements.
• Change all the information on the website.
• Make sure the site has cool videos.

You should be skeptical of media.  Skeptical means

• doubtful
• daring
• deceiving
• delighted

If you find it online, it must be true.

• True
• False

When finding a reliable source, which of these is important to do:

• Verify the date on the website
• Look at all the advertisements
• Change all the information on the website
• Copy all the text word for word and say it's your own

When researching a topic which of these would likely be most reliable?

• a blog
• a facebook page
• twitter 
• a registered site

Digital literacy is the ability to:

• be able to read words on the computer
• knowing how to use a computer
• communicate with other people using a computer
• confidently and effectively participate in a digital environment using a range of digital technologies

Media can contain hidden _______.

• images
• messages
• texts
• emails

You have to understand the goals of media to be able to judge their

• creations
• skeptical
• credibility
• realism

Which phrase MOST accurately describes the relationship between bias and media? 

• If a piece of media is biased, it has no value
• bias can be avoided easily
• biased media is more interesting
• all media has a bias

This type of literacy identifies what the information is for, where to find it, and how to evaluate it.

• Media Literacy

• Information Literacy

• Technology Literacy

• All of the above