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Discuss “Games teach cybersafety

College students aren’t the only ones decorating their dorm rooms.

In “Carnegie Cadets,” an educational computer game advocating Internet safety, kids have complete control over their own virtual spaces. Players are able to earn rewards and purchase wallpaper, furniture, and even pets.

“The kids really seemed to love that part,” said Stan Strzempek, a computer teacher at Kerr Elementary School. In the beginning of October, Kerr was one of four schools in the Fox Chapel Area School District to receive a beta version of “Carnegie Cadets.”

Almost two months later, the responses from students have been overwhelmingly positive. According to Strzempek, kids requested to play the game in computer class for weeks after first trying...

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