Literacy And its many forms

The ability to read and write Literacy The ability to read and write

The ability to read and write, but the choice NOT TO. Aliterate The ability to read and write, but the choice NOT TO.

Knowing how to read, decipher, evaluate, and use information. Information Literacy Knowing how to read, decipher, evaluate, and use information.

Media Literacy The ability to analyze, evaluate, and create messages in a wide variety of media modes.

Misleading Statistics…

Misleading Statistics…encore Pancreatic Cancer & Soda: *The results of the study, published this month in the journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, the team found that those drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

And Misleading images. Many people would read this as “Twice as much! That means I’m paying half for 60 oz of cereal!” when in fact, 50% more means 50% of the original packaging. Thus, you’re getting 15 oz more than the original 30 oz, totaling 45 oz.

Can You Tell? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA

CRAAP (how to tell if your source is crap) C: Currency R: Relevance A: Authority A: Accuracy P: Purpose