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Thank You To Our Sponsors!!

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:40:00 GMT

With our BeSeen app gaining a lot of attention during the last several weeks-- especially since we launched an ad in USA Today-- we'd like to take a moment to thank our sponsors--CTIA Wireless Foundation, Carnegie Mellon University, Verizon Foundation-- without whom BeSeen would have never been possible.

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. Watch our video thanking our sponsors 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

Reinforcing our Mission

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:59:00 GMT

This morning, I read this article about (http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/justice/texas-teen-flees/index.html) how a young teenage girl narrowly escaped from a Facebook predator. I am so grateful to hear that this teen was prevented from being another statistic; She was very lucky to escape, but there are so many other children who are not as fortunate. This situation is one of the reasons Web Wise Kids believes so strongly in education and prevention. There is an old saying that states вЂњan ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.вЂќ It is a basic yet profoundly important message for teens online: do not give out personal information and do not plan to meet in real life someone you know only online. Predators are excellent at making their victims feel like they are safe and comfortable in the relationship. Sometimes they even feel that they are in love. Parents need to be watching what online relationships their children are a part of because especially tweens and teens are susceptible to the lures and lies of online predators. We all need to help equip our children to have safe and rewarding experiences online. Judi Westberg Warren President of Web Wise Kids

BeSeen Now Available on Android!

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:52:00 GMT

We are very excited to announce the launch of BeSeen on the Android platform! Beginning January 5, 2012, your kids can download the new app and having fun while learning about internet safety across social networks on their Android phone. BeSeen, our free mobile app first released on the iPhone in 2011, is a fun, interactive and educational game that engages youth who are beginning to explore the world of social networks. BeSeen simulates a social networking site for a high school where players create profile and travel through a condensed school year, navigating through challenging social situations and puzzles along the way. The game is designed to help kids understand responsible online behavior such as securing their personal information, protecting their privacy and defending their peers against cyber bullying. BeSeen is the first app of its kind to be featured on the Android platform. BeSeen can be downloaded for free in the Android Market here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cylab.BeSeen And for iPhone users, there is a new version of the app available on the iTunes store with updated content and puzzles for kids. To download the updated app from the Apple iTunes store, please visit:

Happy Holidays from BeSeen!

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:38:00 GMT

Happy Holidays from BeSeen! Please download this wallpaper complimentary of us!

BeSeen: iPhone App Teaching Digital Safety to Children

Judi Westberg-Warren, President — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:46:00 GMT

Parents: are you worried about what kinds of games your children are playing on their iPhones and iPods? Now you donвЂ™t have to. At Web Wise Kids we specialize in creating computer games that help teach youth about digital safety, and now we are proud to expand to different platforms and introduce our very first app game for the iPhone. BeSeen is not only an entertaining and fun game for youth but also a subliminal educational tool that teaches kids how to be safe across social networking sites online. BeSeen takes place in a pretend school setting that has its own online social network that is modeled after the popular social networking site, Facebook. Once downloaded, your kids can sign on and immediately create a profile. BeSeen then takes your child through an interactive news timeline of his friends and schoolmates, where he can read other kidsвЂ™ status updates and choose how to respond to them. Every decision your child makes on BeSeen affects his status on the network. The goal of BeSeen is to teach kids how to be safe on social networks. By interacting with their BeSeen friends, your kids encounter different scenarios, prompting decision making which will in turn produce either good results or consequences. Kids can show their BeSeen "classmates" ways to use technology in order to be a good friend and to get ahead, and will gain friends and win awards if they do well. Conversely, forgetting their manners, failing to look out for others or making poor choices will bring kids trouble. BeSeen is free, fun, interactive and best of all, educational. This is a great precursor for young children who are not yet old enough to use Facebook (the legal age to sign up for a Facebook account is 13) and who do not yet understand the impact and possible repercussions of each decision made in the digital world. What are you waiting for? Download BeSeen for your kids today (it's free!)