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Literacy And its many forms
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The ability to read and write
Literacy The ability to read and write
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The ability to read and write, but the choice NOT TO.
Aliterate The ability to read and write, but the choice NOT TO.
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Knowing how to read, decipher, evaluate, and use information.
Information Literacy Knowing how to read, decipher, evaluate, and use information.
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Media Literacy The ability to analyze, evaluate, and create messages in a wide variety of media modes.
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Misleading Statistics…
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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.
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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.
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Can You Tell?
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CRAAP (how to tell if your source is crap)
C: Currency R: Relevance A: Authority A: Accuracy P: Purpose
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