Legal, Ethical, and Societal Issues in Media and Information

Literacy (Lab) 2 hours

Review 5 mins

 Present to class some of the best media and information presentations about the latest trends
in technology
 Review using a Picture Talk! Show the first picture (copyright), then ask, “What specific
Philippine law discusses copyright?” Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of
the Philippines
 Show the next photo (cyberbullying by email), then start a quick discussion: “Excessive gaming
at places like Internet cafes may cause computer addiction among teenagers. Should online

games be totally banned at Internet cafes near schools, or should they be regulated?”

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Instruction 70 mins

Case Studies

1. Instruct the learners by stating the tasks for the lesson. Remind the learners that they
previously identified and discussed issues in media. Inform the learners that the day’s lesson will
have to do with using the Internet legally and ethically, by promoting netiquette, policies, and
guidelines.

2. Have the learners break off into groups and assign the case studies. Their output must be either
a slide presentation or multimedia presentation.

Case 1: Protecting the Artist’s Copyright

1. Your task is to compose a short rap that promotes anti-plagiarism with the following
mechanics:

• The message encourages the youth to fight plagiarism of works, such as photography,
artistic visual designs, academic works, and others. The message should also inspire youth to
create their own original work.
• The melody may be adapted from a local or foreign music, but the lyrics must be original.
• The rap may last for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

2. You may use the quotation below as springboard for your discussion on copyright
infringement: “The students are so blinded and jaded by the concept of stealing. They burn CD's
off the Internet, each other's CD's, etc. They see nothing wrong with this and they do not see
anything wrong with taking other people's words.” (Snyder, N. Garber, G. & Dobbs, A., 2006).
3. Record your rap using a recording device (either from school or from your cellular phone) and
present it to the class.

4. You may research for samples of protest raps online.

Case 2: Bridging Digital Divide

1. Your task is to make a short play that shows how to bridge the digital divide in your school or
community.

2. You may set the scene by describing how technology helps the lives of the students or people
in the community.

3. Choose a director, scriptwriter, performers, etc.

4. The time limit for the play is 3-5 minutes. 5. You may record your play using a device or
perform live. 6. After the presentation, state the message of your play for emphasis.

Case 3: Drafting Netiquette

1. Your task is to draft netiquette rules for your school.

2. If your school has existing netiquette, you may evaluate its strengths, weaknesses,
implementation, and its overall impact to the school. Discuss if you want to retain, reject, or
revise some rules. After your deliberation, draft a new netiquette.

3. You may discuss your experiences with using the internet such as emailing, chatting, posting
messages, and others as your basis for the netiquette.

4. You may also visit this website for sample guides:

http://wnmu.edu/old/facdev/files/SC_netiquette/ NetiquetteGuidelines.pd

5. Here is some sample netiquette from Cheryl Redinger Human Services:

• Always think before you write. In other words without the use of nonverbals with your
message, your message can be misinterpreted. So please think twice before you hit submit.
• Keep it relevant. There are places to chat and post for fun everyday stuff. Do not stray from
the discussion in the assigned questions.
• Never use all caps. This is the equivalent of yelling in the online world. It is not fun to read.
Only use capital letters when appropriate.
• Make sure that you are using appropriate grammar and structure. In other words I don’t
want to see anyone writing “R U” instead of “are you”. There are people in the class that may
not understand this type of abbreviation, not to mention it does nothing to help expand your
writing and vocabulary skills. Emoticons are fine as long as they are appropriate.
• Treat people the same as you would face-to-face. In other words it is easy to hide behind the
computer.
 • You may also research for other schools observing netiquette as a basis for your new
policies.
• When drafting the netiquette for your school, be sure to cite your sources properly.
• For your presentation output, you may write the netiquette down on Cartolina or Manila
paper, or use presentation software.

Case 4: Regulating Internet Cafes Near Schools

1. Your task is to make a position paper on the operation of Internet cafes near public
elementary or secondary schools. Use the following questions as your guide:

• Should students be allowed to use the Internet cafe during school hours?
• Should students be allowed to play computer games in Internet cafes near the school?
• Who should help in implementing policies concerning Internet cafes?
• What sanctions do you suggest for internet cafes that violate your policies?
• What rewards do you suggest for internet cafes that implement your policies?

2. Visit this website to see sample format of a position paper.

3. Synthesize your answers.

4. For your presentation output, you may write on Cartolina or Manila paper, or use
presentation software.

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Presentation and Evaluation 30 mins

Present the rubrics below. Have the learners present their work. Limit each presentation to 3-5
minutes per group.Provide positive and encouraging comments to the presenters. All
presentations with brief description must be uploaded at the MIL Portal.

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Enrichment 10 mins

Go over the highlights of each presentation. Quote some of their essential lines. Stress the
significance of the Internet and technologies to society, and the dangers of abusing it.

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Assignment 5 mins

Ask learners to write their reflections about the lesson using the organizer below. Submit the
reflection to the MIL Portal.