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COLL 1000 College Success and Survival Skills 3/25/2014 Information Literacy Part 1

COLL 1000 College Success and Survival Skills 3/25/2014 Information Literacy Part 1. Mike “Wheels” Breakey , MA. Words of the Day. Bona fides Information that serves to guarantee a person's good faith, standing, and reputation; authentic credentials Media

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COLL 1000 College Success and Survival Skills 3/25/2014 Information Literacy Part 1

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  1. COLL 1000College Success and Survival Skills3/25/2014Information Literacy Part 1 Mike “Wheels” Breakey, MA

  2. Words of the Day • Bona fides • Information that serves to guarantee a person's good faith, standing, and reputation; authentic credentials • Media • Means of communication that reach large numbers of people, such as television, newspapers, and radio • Influence • A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort • Fact • Knowledge or information based on real occurrences

  3. Quotes of the Day • By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise--Adolf Hitler • The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter--Winston Churchill

  4. Pictures of the Day http://www.spaciousplanet.com/images/world/rosie-riveter12698525793855.jpeg http://www.spaciousplanet.com/world/guide/wwii-propaganda-posters

  5. Information Literacy • What is it? • Is information different from facts? • University of Idaho approach: • What is needed • How it is organized • Sources available • Locate sources • Evaluate sources

  6. Information Literacy • What is needed to start research process? • Where would you start?

  7. Information Literacy • How it is organized • Google—what is listed first? • .com, .gov, .edu, .org, .mil, .net

  8. Information Literacy • Sources available—More than just the Internet • Wikipedia? • Locate sources • GNTC Library • ERIC • Search criteria • Global Warming • The effect of global warming • The effect of global warming on severe weather

  9. Information Literacy • Evaluate sources • HOW? • Accurate? • Bona Fides • Objectivity • Current • Relevant

  10. Media Convergence and the effect on Information Literacy • Convergence refers to the appearance of older media forms on the newest media channels. • Convergence also refers to newspaper, broadcast, and Internet outlets existing under one corporate roof (also known as cross platform). • Scarecrow video?

  11. Search • Google Web Search • Google Blog Search • Google News • Google Book Search • Google Scholar • Google Finance • Google Maps • Google Images • Google Video • Google Earth • Google Sky • Ganji (Chinese language search) Web Sites and Services • Blogger • Gmail • Postini (security and anti-spam service) • iGoogle • YouTube • Knol • Picasa/Panoramio Advertising • Adwords • Adsense • Doubleclick • Feedburner (ads for blogs and RSS feeds) Software and Apps • Google Docs • Google Calendar • Google Checkout • Google Desktop • Google Glossary • Google Groups • Google Talk • Gapminder’sTrendalyzer Software (visualization graphics) Mobile • Google Mobile • Google SMS • Google Maps Mobile • GrandCentral Communications (Web-based voicemail integration) • Zipdash (navigation assistance) Radio • dMarc Broadcasting (digital audio systems) • Maestro (digital audio recording) Short List of What Google Owns

  12. Media Convergence • Internet offers unprecedented communication opportunities: • Interactive content • Hub for converging media • Participatory media: People become producers rather than just consumers of content. Any issues there?

  13. Digital Divide • Digital divide • The growing contrast between “information haves” and “information have-nots” • The reality of the digital divide • In the United States • Between the U.S. and the rest of the world

  14. Thursday • Chapter 11: Using the Internet to end • Bring completed Information Credibility Worksheet (instructor supplied) to class • I will use a few of the selected commercials for the Credibility discussion • Also want to delve deeper into Media Influence on Information/Credibility

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