Monday 9 November 2015

Digital Literacy and Information Fluency

                        

https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAUQjhxqFQoTCLGirKyxiMkCFUnYGgodrmQCjQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMermaids%3A_The_Body_Found&psig=AFQjCNGnV292qpvViexJBqPjyR-nZyr9Bg&ust=1447331729952132


The purpose of the site and series that Animal Planet created was to tell a story of a scientific team’s investigative efforts to undercover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine body.  The show presents the generally discredited aquatic ape hypothesis as evidence that mermaids exist, along with a digitally manufactured video.  A sequel broadcast called Mermaids: The New Evidence aired May 26, 2013
(https:en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/mermaids: The _Body_ Found)

The Public’s Response to the site and series
Mermaids has been criticized for giving the impression of being an actual documentary, when in fact much of the material was made up, and the scientists shown were actors (Jim Vorel July 17,2012). “Mermaid body found? No, bad TV” Quad-City Times

Publicity for the program included a website falsely claiming government seizure of the sites domain, and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration put  up a rebuttal to the program “Mermaids: The Body Found”  snopes.com May 28,2013

My opinion about the animal planet campaign was that, the campaign was not a success; hence the website that Animal Planet created at beleievinmermaids.com offers no content other than an opening page hoax proclaiming that the sites domain had been seized by the US. Department of Justice and Homeland Security.

Digital footprint: On the Internet a digital footprint is the word used to describe the trail, traces or ‘footprints’ that people leave online.(Webopedia, n.d.)

2classifications of digital footprints:
-Passive digital footprint is created when data is collected without the owner’s acknowledgement.
-Active digital footprint is created when personal data is released deliberately by a user for, the purpose of sharing information about oneself by means of websites or social media (Pew Internet: Digital Footprints)

Our digital footprints creates the basis of our online reputation, a reputation that others may assess whether or not we are trustworthy, reliable, and likable,etc.  we need to be careful of our online reputation.

(Digital Citizenship Module Manuel,2015, page 54)

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