The Sixth Week: Information Literacy

"The Importance of Information"

Information itself are just letters to combine to make words that we combine together to create meaning and purpose. And we have been doing this ever since we started communicating. Information is a very powerful weapon. It can create and destroy lives. But we cant really stop this from happening. Every action has an equal or opposite reaction. So we need to be careful on what information we will convey to others. Its a double edged sword.

What is Information Literacy?

What is Information Literacy? This is the question that we will find out today. We were provided a video explaining what is information literacy. We were given 45 minutes to accomplish this task. In the video, the most iconic part was the so called "The Big 6". The Big 6 consists of Task Definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, and Evaluation. These are the steps or guidelines defining information literacy. I made my output in Microsoft Word Document form. I made an essay summarizing what I have learned and sent it in Google Classroom with seconds to spare.

The Debate

We still have 45 minutes left in our period in MIL. We grouped ourselves in to four. The group that I was part of was the Library group. We are going to debate whether we should use the library or internet. We made our research and prepared our arguments. I have a good feeling we might win this debate.






Let The Debate Begin

Today is the day we will debate. The first group was the topic "Is information literacy a fad or not?". The battle was fierce as ideas counter ideas. Arguments counter arguments. It was amazing. But in the end, theres only one winner. And that was the "Information Literacy is a fad" group. They had strong points and dominated the battle. I was surprised. Because in reality, information literacy is not a fad. But they still won. I guess its just a matter of strategy on how to persuade people. Then our group is next. "Library or Internet?". I was the conclusion in this debate. Sadly, I didnt have enough time to finish my conclusion. I was only given one minute and it wasnt enough. And of course, internet won. It was still a good debate and I enjoyed every moment of that. It was a fun experience overall.

The End

Hey guys. As you noticed, the last blog was also uploaded today. Im really sorry that last weeks blog was very late. It wont happen again. I hope you enjoyed this weeks blog. Its actually the third year anniversary of Twice since their debut. Happy Anniversary!!! Anyways, see you next week!
Chou-Tzuyu of Twice


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