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What Can BeSeen Teach Your Kids?

Our BeSeen App is an online safety mobile application that simulates a social networking website. The player creates a profile and starts earning “friend” characters and interacting with them. They learn about others through their posts and help them...

Posted 5/23/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

BeSeen Has Global Appeal!

You Said It. BeSeen Has Global Appeal! Word Is Spreading About The New BeSeen Lesson Materials! Its only been a few weeks since we created a download page for the new BeSeen lesson materials on the Web Wise Kids website. But in that short time, heres...

Posted 5/22/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

BeSeen FAQs

BeSeen is our mobile phone app we created in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. The game is designed to be played on a mobile phone and simulates a social network. It was designed to teach kids how to be responsible on social networks like Facebook...

Posted 5/16/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

BeSeen Beneficial to Teachers and Educators, too!

We designed our BeSeen app to teach youth about how to safely navigate their way through social networks online. BeSeen simulates a social network and immerses youth in situations that are much like what they will encounter, or already dealing with, in...

Posted 5/3/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

Free Download: Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games E-Book

In today’s world where technology is constantly and quickly evolving, it can be challenging for parents to keep up with everything that is going on. Every day, new high-tech toys, apps, software and services march onto the scene, but how do we know what...

Posted 5/2/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | 2 comment(s)

Teen Bullying Suicide Pushes Newspaper to Take a Stand

A teen in Iowa, 14 year old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr., committed suicide because of bullying, and a newspaper is now taking a stand. Shaken by Weishuhn’s death, The Sioux City Journal dedicated its entire front page of its Sunday edition paper to an editorial...

Posted 4/30/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

BeSeen Classroom Materials a Hit!

Our new BeSeen program that provides downloadable lesson plans – 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...

Posted 4/26/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

Thank You to Our BeSeen Sponsors and Supporters

With our BeSeen app gaining a lot of attention during the last several weeks-- especially since we launched an ad in USA Today-- wed like to take a moment to thank our sponsors, without whom BeSeen would have never been possible. Watch our video...

Posted 4/25/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

Web Wise Kids is a 2012 Design, Art and Technology Awards Finalist!

The Pittsburg Technology Council has nominated Web Wise Kids’ BeSeen app in their upcoming awards ceremony of the year. The annual DATA (Design, Art, and Technology Awards) ceremony, which celebrates the best design, art and technology inventions in the...

Posted 4/24/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

USA Today to Feature BeSeen App!

Our biggest marketing initiative is underway! Starting tomorrow, April 13, 2012, Web Wise Kids’ BeSeen app will be featured in a special three-column ad on USA Today. The ad will be part of a research report on “Teen Health and Happiness” in the United...

Posted 4/12/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

BeSeen to Launch in USA Today

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

Posted 4/11/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

Anti-Bullying Documentary Receives PG-13 Rating

“Bully”, a new documentary about bullied children and teens in the US, now bears a new PG-13 rating following much controversy. The documentary, aimed to raise awareness about the pervasive bullying epidemic, was initially branded with an R rating due...

Posted 4/10/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

Keynote Presentations on Internet Safety

Among our many initiatives to help educate youth about Internet safety, Web Wise Kids also offers keynote presentations for organizations, parents and educators. For one to two hours, our speakers will come to your next meeting or event and share our...

Posted 4/9/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

Web Wise Kids' New Official Speaker Discusses Organization Mission

Watch Web Wise Kids newest trainer and official speaker, Rommel Anacan, speak more about our organizations missions and goals here

Posted 4/7/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

Welcome To Our New Speaker And Trainer

We are excited to introduce our new (official) speaker and trainer for kids online safety – 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...

Posted 4/6/2012 by Judi Westberg-Warren, President | with no comments

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