Active news

Kids play their own journalist...News kids care about

...with their own filter, their own world...

Language kids understand

...get translated, shortened stories...

Social news

...make their own news and discuss it with others

Avatar and profile- Users choose how

their reporter will look and provide some information about themselves

Filtering by category- Users choose what

their reporter will report on by applying filters

My village: profile page- Village as metaphor

for the profile page

- Change profile/ avatar

- View other persons villages

- View and edit ‘local newspaper’

- Contact, help and info features

Navigating stories- Stories of selected

categories are displayed using different icons

Navigating stories- Stories of selected

categories are displayed using different icons

- Mouse-over/tapping icons reveals headline, social buttons and rating

Navigating stories- Stories of selected

categories are displayed using different icons

- Mouse-over/tapping icons reveals headline, social buttons and rating

- Clicking/tapping again displays story

Navigating stories- Stories of selected

categories are displayed using different icons

- Mouse-over/tapping icons reveals headline, social buttons and rating

- Clicking/tapping again displays story

- Icon on map stays red for navigational purposes

Breakingnews...- The reporter anounces

breaking news or a new story

Breakingnews...- The reporter anounces

breaking news or a new story

- Clicking (tapping) will navigate directly to the new story

Breakingnews...- The reporter anounces

breaking news or a new story

- Clicking (tapping) will navigate directly to the new story

- All stories can be shared and discussed via the chat function

Adjusting filters- All the filters can be

adjusted (changed) in every screen, as can the zoom level

So, what does the ‘real’ reporter do?

...Translate interesting news to language kidsunderstand, in five simple steps...

1. write the headline

2. (un)check the breaking news indicator

3. choose relevant category codes (foreign, sports, etc)

4. give a location indicator

5. and click: done!

What comes next?

The mockup is ready; the look and feel is there...

- not bad for two days work!

...now we need to put it online...- javascript galore

- should keep us busy for a week or two

...and fill it with content - select and translate the news; fill the site with content

- a great job for an intern!

Questions?

Remarks?

What do you think?