What is Media Literacy?
What is a term that describes the ability to critically analyze stories presented in the media?
Media Literacy
A fact can be (BLANK), while an opinion is based on personal beliefs.
Proven
Emotional Appeal.
What should you do before you click?
THINK!
Why should you set a screen time?
To set limits and avoid overuse.
An online system that shows content based on past interaction.
Social Media Algorithm
What do words like should, best, worst, and I signal?
An opinion.
What trick uses the idea that "everyone else is doing it" to sell products?
Bandwagon Effect
What information should you never share?
Any personal information.
Why should you enjoy spending time doing real-life activities in tandem with the media?
To create balance in your life.
Where can you practice media literacy?
Anywhere you react with news, social media, or any other online content.
What type of statement is based on personal beliefs or feelings rather than with evidence and knowledge?
An opinion!
What technique uses the idea of urgency, so you buy fast?
Scarcity
Who should you talk to if something seems off online?
A trusted adult.
Name a question you should ask when analyzing the media.
Who made this? or Why did they make it? or Who is the audience? or What's left out? or How does it make me feel?
What does factual writing maintain?
Neutrality.
When a product is used in "perfect" scenarios it is using...
Idealized images.
Name an online safety rule.
Keep accounts private, question if its real, don't share personal information, etc.
What types of accounts should you follow?
Ones that are inspiring and positive.
What is the purpose of social media algorithms?
To maintain engagement.
What does it mean when a headline uses strong emotion?
An opinion piece.
What tactic uses the same advertisements repeatedly to make it memorable?
Repetition
When media seems strange, what may it be?
AI.
What is it called when you are endlessly scrolling through the media?
Doomscrolling