WebWiseKids Blog : internet safety safety

Web Wise Kids and BeSeen: An Award Finalist!

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:00:00 GMT

We are proud to announce that our BeSeen game has been selected as an award finalist by the Pittsburgh Technology Council!

This yearвЂ™s fourth annual DATA Awards Event is part of the Creative Technology Network, developed with the generous support of the Benedum Foundation. Called PittsburghвЂ™s biggest creative tech party of the year, the event is a streaming mash-up of networking, interactivity and inspiration.

The 2012 Design, Art and Technology Award will be handed out at the DATA awards ceremony on June 7, 2012

BeSeenwas selected as a finalist in the вЂњNext Generation: Kids & Creative Technology CategoryвЂќ recognizing the hard work and innovation of Web Wise Kids and Carnegie Mellon University.

Cross your fingers for us!

If you are new to Web Wise Kids or BeSeen, hereвЂ™s more about the game:

BeSeen was created by Carnegie Mellon University and Web Wise Kids to teach youth how to be responsible in social networks by securing their private and personal information, protecting their online reputation and defending their peers.

This online safety mobile application is a single-player game that simulates a social networking website. The player creates a profile and starts earning вЂњfriendвЂќ characters and interacting with them. They learn about others through their posts and help them through challenges in order to win awards and make new friends.

In BeSeen, the ultimate quest is to make friends. At first, that is a matter of getting involved in school activities, but as more friends join a social circle, they bring their problems with them. To keep friends and make more, itвЂ™s important not only to be involved but also to be a good friend.

You can learn more about BeSeen or download the free lesson materials on the Web Wise Kids website.

BeSeen Featured in SecretlyNetwork.com!

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:17:00 GMT

Our BeSeen app was featured in SecretlyNetwork.com's blog about best mobile applications for kids! Web Wise Kids is honored to be listed by Secretly Networking as a recommendation for Best Apps for Kids, and we are delighted to be included with so many other great apps.

What Can BeSeen Teach Your Kids?

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:07:00 GMT

Our BeSeen App is an online safety mobile application that simulates a social networking website. The player creates a profile and starts earning вЂњfriendвЂќ characters and interacting with them. They learn about others through their posts and help them through challenges in order to win awards and make new friends.

To get a full understanding of what our BeSeen app can teach your children, watch our official training video here.

Our BeSeen app is available to download for free on both Apple and Android platforms. To download the app and supplemental classroom materials (for free!), please click here.

BeSeen Classroom Materials a Hit!

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:44:00 GMT

Our new BeSeen program that provides downloadable lesson plans вЂ“ complete with handouts, worksheets, instructional videos, and 12 lesson plans-- allows educators, youth directors and parents to instantly begin sharing the benefits of BeSeen with their kids.

So far, the materials have been downloaded 65 times in 20 states and five countries (hello to our friends across the US and in South Africa, the UK, Peru and Canada)!

These classroom materials give teachers a step-by-step guide for leading students through the materials. We designed them to help facilitate discussions and dialogue with your students as they are playing the game. BeSeen is a valuable learning tool вЂ“ but it is also fun for kids!

We hope that those who have downloaded our materials have found them useful so far, and that other parents and educators will continue to download and use our BeSeen materials.

You can download our BeSeen Classroom Materials for FREE here!

BeSeen to Launch in USA Today

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:16:00 GMT

Watch our president, Judi Westberg Warren, talk about our upcoming BeSeen app launch in USA Today.

Click here to watch

Welcome To Our New Speaker And Trainer

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:42:00 GMT

We are excited to introduce our new (official) speaker and trainer for kids online safety вЂ“ welcome Rommel Anacan!

We are so pleased to welcome Rommel to our team. His dynamic speaking style and ability to reach audiences of any age will help us impact more kids than ever. This is great news for Web Wise Kids and for kids online safety.

This is also great news for any organization that serves kids and needs to better understand both the dangers that exist online and the programs available to help. Each of our programs will now have a strong advocate in Rommel.

One of the programs Rommel will feature in his events will be the new BeSeen game. The game teaches safe habits for social media on sites like Facebook.

If you are an educator or youth director, you can download a free guide to teaching and using BeSeen today!

RommelвЂ™s presentation content is packed with important information and tips to help parents, educators and kids safely navigate the online sites frequented by teens.

More about Rommel:

вЂўRommel brings an extensive and successful career in sales, management and training вЂ“ over 20 years of experience! As a trainer he developed a reputation for creating вЂњgame-changingвЂќ programs through the use of relevant metaphors, personal life experiences and a funny and entertaining вЂњstand-up trainingвЂќ presentation method.

вЂўHe is the president of The Relationship Difference, a corporate training and consulting firm, and is the author of the e-book The Viral Video Difference.

вЂўDuring his free time Rommel loves watching sports, reads mostly non-fiction books, enjoys photography and likes to sing and write songs. He lives in Orange County, California with his lovely wife Kacy, daughter Charis and a tabby cat named Gabby.

Our mission - to teach kids, parents and the community the value of making safe and wise choices in a technologically evolving world вЂ“ is so important to us. We look forward to the positive role Rommel will play in helping us achieve our mission within the youth-serving organizations throughout the world!

You can learn more about our training programs and schedule a training session or workshop today by visiting our kids online safety speaking page at webwisekids.org.

We look forward to your feedback on this exciting new outreach program.