Fuel

As digitalisation progresses, it is important for children and young people to not only adopt a digital way of thinking, but also to develop those skills that distinguish them from machines: social skills, creativity, and critical thinking. These qualities are essential in order to succeed in the digital age. If a child can’t manage their emotions or handle conflict, it doesn’t matter how adept they are at solving math problems. Fuel (https://fuel.social) is an online writing and social interaction network that empowers students to acquire reading, basic writing as well as soft skills. Users engage in fiction, nourish their imagination, and safely train for the big challenges of the social world. Schools, businesses and the public can benefit from Fuel. The current release has been designed and developed with teachers and students of primary, secondary and high school level in mind. After logging in to Fuel, students enter into a fictional world which they primarily experience and shape through the eyes of different characters. They are presented with short scenes from screenplays. Each scene leads to an exchange of dialogue between two characters and suddenly ends when it gets interesting. Students then continue the scenes by taking on the role of a character and by interacting with other members of their group. With Fuel, students build their emotional intelligence and social skills through dialogue. They are encouraged to anticipate and understand the feelings, thoughts and intentions of other characters, and to react accordingly. The changing of perspectives also fosters creativity and sharpens critical thinking. — Regarding the web link below: The presentation video is currently only available in German, but the basic principles of interaction can easily be inferred without the audio commentary. Also, the attached PDF only contains an article written in German.