Medien in die Schule (MiS) is an open‑educational‑resources portal launched in 2013 as a joint venture of the multimedia regulator Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter (Voluntary Self-regulation by Multimedia Service Providers, FSM e.V.) and Google Germany, in cooperation with the television regulator Freiwilligen Selbstkontrolle Fernsehen (Voluntary self-regulation of television, FSF e.V.). A December 2018 relaunch introduced a mobile‑first site; at that point the materials had been downloaded more than 280,000 times. The portal supplies free lesson packs for secondary schools on digital practices, so-called hate speech, antisemitism, conspiracy theories and fake news. Each module credits separate financiers. Hass in der Demokratie begegnen (Confronting Hate in Democracy) lists the Amadeu Antonio Foundation and the Auerbach Foundation among its supporters. Meinung im Netz gestalten (Shaping Opinion Online) cites backing from the Amadeu Antonio and Auerbach foundations together with the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). Realität und Fiktion in den Medien (Reality and Fiction in the Media) again shows Auerbach support.
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Medien in die Schule [Media in Schools]
Voluntary Self-Regulation Association of Multimedia Service Providers (FSM), The Voluntary Self-Regulation Body Television (FSF), Google Germany
Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, Auerbach Stiftung, German Federal Agency for Civic...See all
Amadeu Antonio Stiftung, Auerbach Stiftung, German Federal Agency for Civic Education [Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (BpB)] See less
"Confronting hate in democracy" (Lesson), "Shaping opinion online" (Lesson), "Reality and Fiction in the media" (Lesson)
Weitklick – The Network for Digital Media and Opinion Formation...See all
Weitklick – The Network for Digital Media and Opinion Formation See less
Commentary:
MiS packages state‑approved speech norms for classroom use. Google’s founding role grants this juggernaut curricular input, while FSM and FSF extend their regulatory mandate into pedagogy. The key funders (Amadeu Antonio Foundation, bpb and Auerbach Foundation) are all publicly committed to combating alleged extremism; their sponsorship steers the material toward framing disinformation chiefly as a populist menace. By encouraging teachers to flag allegedly undemocratic or conspiratorial content, the modules opt for preventive monitoring over open debate. The absence of equivalent scrutiny of official or corporate propaganda underscores its specific perspective. Although branded as an open resource, MiS embeds a security‑oriented approach to media literacy, recruiting schools into a broader effort to manage political speech.
MiS packages state‑approved speech norms for classroom use. Google’s founding role grants this juggernaut curricular input, while FSM and FSF extend their regulatory mandate into pedagogy. The key funders (Amadeu Antonio Foundation, bpb and Auerbach Foundation) are all publicly committed to combating alleged extremism; their sponsorship steers the material toward framing disinformation chiefly as a populist menace. By encouraging teachers to flag allegedly undemocratic or conspiratorial content, the modules opt for preventive monitoring over open debate. The absence of equivalent scrutiny of official or corporate propaganda underscores its specific perspective. Although branded as an open resource, MiS embeds a security‑oriented approach to media literacy, recruiting schools into a broader effort to manage political speech.
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