Teens Talk Back: Twintern Out!
Coming into this internship I thought I knew the ins–and-outs of the Internet. Now I realize how important Internet safety is and that I should do my part by sharing the safety information I have learned with people I know at home. For example, some of my peers have no idea of the possible damage that they could do to their futures just by putting up one picture depicting inappropriate behavior. I'm not trying to say social profiles are bad—they have some really great advantages— but, teens need to learn how to be careful on them and anywhere else they might go online.
Working at NetSmartz has caused me to think about all my friends at home and how I can help them be safer online. As a result, my twin sister (also a NetSmartz Intern, or as the NetSmartz staff called us twinterns) and I have set up meetings with our high school principal to try to incorporate the NetSmartz program into our entire school district. I think that teens will respond to NetSmartz materials because they make learning about the Internet really easy and entertaining.
There is no better place to work as an intern than the NetSmartz Workshop. I gained professional skills and experienced some great team work while helping to produce the next Real-Life Story. I felt so welcomed by the NetSmartz team and will never forget this awesome experience. Twintern Out!
Kelly – NetSmartz Teen Intern
