There are a range of activities available on the internet which will help you to find out more about creating your multimedia stories and activities which will extend Making The News.
A national competition to encourage young people across the UK aged 14-19 to report via their local media and the Reach for the Sky website on news stories that are important to them and their local area and that would make the headlines.Closing date: 14th May 07. More information available on the SWGfL website
This excellent resource includes a range of interactive educational activities. Go to the 'Newsroom' and find out how to 'Write a report', go to the 'Games' room and find quizzes and the 'Headline Grabber Game'. Go to the 'Skills room' and find out about 'Telling a story with pictures'.
You can search and access digital stories as well as have the ability to share your own. You can learn how to create your own digital stories, understand more about copyright and access further digital story resources.
Digital stories are short films made by people like you using computers and personal photographs. There is an excellent collection of digital stories available from this site for inspiration.