Fact-checking and online responsibility
Mobile Stories offers a publishing tool that educates young people in media and information literacy (digital competence, source criticism and source trust) while producing their own content for digital publication.
By searching and producing information themselves with a real recipient in mind, the student deepens her/his subjectknowledge, sharpens her/his communication and his ability to evaluate, discuss and peer review sources.
The students have the opportunity to publish their articles on an open platform and reach out with well-developed and source-checked material and, together with other young people, build a credible channel for young voices, https://mobilestories.com.
The tool is web-based and can be used on all devices.
Secure publications
Through a rigorous process consisting of peer review, check questions and teacher approval, the articles are thoroughly edited and in line with relevant laws and and the “student publicist’s code of ethics”.
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Help from experts
Leading journalists and experts in media and information literacy have been invited to the tool to give young people their best tips.
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Embed audio and video
Through the embedding function, video or audio clips uploaded to Vimeo, Soundcloud, Spotify or Youtube can be embedded in the different article types, podcasts or film articles, alternatively enhancing the experience in articles as an optional add-on.
Actual Recipients
Students have the opportunity to publish their articles on an open platform and reach out with well-developed and source-checked material and, together with other young people, build a credible channel for young voices.
Tips from professional journalists
Some of Europe’s leading journalists and experts in media and information literacy give their best tips directly to young people in the tool. Through film clips or help texts, the class can immerse themselves into a certain type of article or develop in photography, film, sound or headline creation.