Interactive

Educational information for young people can be presented in a variety of ways. One of the most popular approaches is interactive programmes where the user is guided through different scenarios, obliged to make choices and then presented with the possible implications of those decisions. These programmes are implemented through:

• CD-ROM
• Videos (notably through YouTube)
• Games (e.g., alcohol facts, making decisions, alcohol simulation)
• Websites (including social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook)
• Quizzes
• Ask the expert adapted for youth (e.g., Ask Katie)
• Blogs

Informational

Other sources for self-directed learning include websites, brochures, leaflets and other printed materials. Informational or non-computer-based/non-interactive learning programmes tailored for youth generally include:

• General information
• FAQs
• Myths and facts
• Cartoon strips