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When West Virginia state Sen.
Shelley Moore Capito signed a bill into law last month requiring all public schools in the state to teach students about online safety, she didn't just make a statement about the dangers of social media.
She also made a statement about an interactive game that's designed to do the same.
The Yourspace game, developed by the Safe Surfin' Foundation and the National White Collar Crime Center and delivered through Skyll's movie game technology, allows students to become the main character in a movie game-like storyline and "learn the consequences and the best actions to take in various situations," per a press release.
"By witnessing the results of their choices, students learn the consequences and the best actions to take in various situations," Skyll co-founder Graeme Page says.
"Our goal is to make social media a safer space, one student at a time."
The Yourspace program is meant to help kids recognize and avoid online predators and human trafficking, as well as teach them how to stay safe when they're on social media, USA Today reports.
"Numerous reports suggest that the behavior of many children are far below the recommended safety standards," Page says.
"It is estimated that 70% of children in the Western world are exposed Read the Entire Article
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