Tweens & Technology

What an amazing day at MetLife! ?? Our Tweens & Tech students had a blast diving into the world of cybersecurity and technology with hands-on experiences and expert mentorship! ?? From learning about network engineering to exploring the importance of cybersecurity, this field trip was all about empowering the next generation of tech leaders. ?? A huge thanks to MetLife, Cyberbit, and all our incredible sponsors, volunteers, and presenters for making this day unforgettable! Special shoutout to our MetLife Co-sponsors: Eric Baldwin & Keeci Thompson Our Tweens & Technology Sponsor: Derrick Thompson, Jacqui Pomales & Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell Our Cyberbit Sponsors: Wayne Pruitt & Arnie Boigner Our volunteers: Cedric T. Smith, Nate Rooth, Chelsea Koester, Eric Baldwin, Michael Wesson II Our Presenters: Guillermo Buendia, Garnet Williams, Noah Paternoster, Erick Contreras, & Alex Reinwald Check out our full album on our Facebook Page: https://lnkd.in/evRNdXFw #MetLife #TweensAndTech #Cybersecurity #TechForGood #YouthEmpowerment #FutureLeaders #Mentorship T&T Creative Group

We want to extend a big THANK YOU to Mr. Robert Martin, CISSP, MIS from ISSA Raleigh Chapter (our Day 1 presenter) for his generous Coldstone donation ?? #tweensandtech #coldstone #donations #summercamp #raleighkids #codingforkids #tandtcommunity T&T Creative Group Jacqui Pomales Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell Derrick Thompson

Tweens & Technology summer camp was so much fun. #Cybersecurity Day was a blast! ?? Jon Sternstein shared a friend’s love story that ended in financial ruin and about the dangers of deep fakes and AI-run hacks. That got their attention! ?? Anthony P. and Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell ran a CTF game which started with finding a pass phrase in a pile of shredded paper. They also played a spot the phish game. Not a dull moment! ?? Tony DAgostino ran a Kahoot game to make sure they remembered all the security lessons of the day. We set up a podcast booth where the kids could interview these awesome volunteers. I’ll be sharing these to brighten your day! ?? Below is Tony sharing his journey and the thrill of working in cyber. ??? I came up with the book ends: We kicked off the day with shorts from the #JourneyIntoCybersecurity #podcast: Start with Why and the most important lesson of that day: You matter! ?? We ended the day with a call to action: join the #CyberHeroSquad! We gave them lots of books and games to continue the fun learning with friends and family. ?? I’ll share our resources below so you too can have a cybersecurity day at home with your kids! #ShareTheLove and #PayItForward. That’s how we roll. ?? My sincere and forever gratitude to the Cyber Hero Squad who dedicated their entire day to these kids and made a real impact on their lives! You rock! ?? Derrick Thompson Jacqui Pomales Thank you for what you do for our community! ???? https://lnkd.in/eMf_ERNd

I was interviewed by kids at the Tweens & Technology summer camp... and now my secret identity has been discovered ?? This was the first time I was ever asked "Where did you get your abilities from?" Thank you Cathy Olieslaeger, MBA, CISM and The Triangle Net LLC for capturing this moment during your session where you taught kids how to run a podcast! I really enjoyed cybersecurity day with the kids! I'll post later about my presentation ??. Check out The Triangle Net LLC for my full interview (when it's posted) and many other great interviews. Thank you Tweens & Technology for creating this awesome camp for kids! #cybersecurity #nextgeneration #humor

I wanted to say a huge thank you to T&T Creative Group for giving me this beautiful award! Derrick Thompson and Jacqui Pomales, thank you for the amazing opportunity of being part of this incredible team! Thank you to our fantastic volunteers Carim, Caleb, Kyle, Diego and Semra! You made the projects and recess time unforgettable for the camp kids! I also wanted to thank all of our guest presenters, Robert Martin, CISSP, MIS, Brandon Rooks, Sr., Shirayaa Balaji, Cathy Olieslaeger, MBA, CISM , Jon Sternstein , Anthony P., and Tony DAgostino - #TheCyberHeroSquad - for taking time out of their busy schedules to come to our Tweens & Technology Summer Camp. Your continuous support allowed the camp kids to have many learning moments with hands-on experiences in Information Technology, AI, and Cybersecurity! Cannot wait for next year! #10thAnniversaryComingUp #TweensAndTech #SummerCamp #Coding #AI #Robotics #CyberSecurity #LegoEducation #TandTCreativeGroup

Huge shoutout to our amazing lunch sponsors, Chick-fil-A Restaurants Garner and Jon Fulghum at Jersey Mike's Subs Garner, for fueling our future tech geniuses last week!???? Their delicious meals kept our Tweens energized for a week of coding, creating, and conquering the world of tech! #ThankYou #SummerCamp #TweensAndTech #FueledByChickfila #JerseyMikesLove #TandTcommunity T&T Creative Group Derrick Thompson Jacqui Pomales Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell

The #CyberSecurity Squad at The Triangle Net LLC is really bringing their A-Game for our rising stars today ???? They learned about Cybersecurity and AI Deep-Fakes, participated in a Podcast interview with Cyber Hero’s ????♀? and are currently playing capture the flag after lunch! Hard to believe there’s still more planned for this EPIC Last Day of Summer Camp ?? View the full album here ??: https://lnkd.in/gu7yi7Vh? Cyber security squad: Cathy Olieslaeger, MBA, CISM Jon Sternstein Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell Tony DAgostino Anthony P. #TweensAndTech #SummerCamp #Coding #Robotics #TandTcommunity T&T Creative Group Derrick Thompson Jacqui Pomales

Tweens on the Move! ?? A giant thank you to MetLife for hosting our amazing crew for a field trip to their campus in Cary, NC! ???? Our Tweens got a glimpse into the world of corporate tech with a tour of their state-of-the-art facilities. It wasn’t all work and no play though - they enjoyed some sunshine and a delicious lunch to fuel their adventures! ?????? View the full album here ??: https://lnkd.in/gu7yi7Vh Stay tuned for day 5?? - it’s all about CyberSecurity! #TweensAndTech #SummerCamp #FieldTrip #MetLife #CaryNC #CyberSecurityDay #TandTcommunity Jacqui Pomales Derrick Thompson Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell T&T Creative Group

Tweens & Tech takes on MetLife ???? Today we’re headed on an epic adventure to tour the MetLife Raleigh Campus and get a Q&A with their CyberSecurity team ?? #TweensAndTech #SummerCamp #Coding #Robotics #CyberSecurity #LegoEducation #TandTcommunity T&T Creative Group Derrick Thompson Jacqui Pomales Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell

Day 3?? of #TweensAndTech Camp and our Rising Stars are rocking it! ?? Our brilliant guest presenter, Brandon Rooks, Sr. with Amazon Web Services (AWS) , turned them into music makers with the power of code! ?? In between composing digital symphonies, they soaked up some sunshine, played outside, and fueled up with Jersey Mike’s for lunch. ?? Head over to our full album to see all the photos ??: https://lnkd.in/gu7yi7Vh #SummerCamp #Coding #Robotics #CyberSecurity #LegoEducation #TandTcommunity Jacqui Pomales Derrick Thompson Sengul Kanatli-Blackwell T&T Creative Group