Growing up Online - PBS Frontline
Posted by arvind s grover Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:21:44 GMT
PBS Frontline will be airing "Growing up Online" tonight at 9 PM EST. I like Frontline a lot beacuse of their balanced reporting. The fact that danah boyd is featured on the show makes me think they did their homework. I have written here before, and do believe, she is the smartest English-speaking person I've encountered on dealing with kids and the online world. Do not miss this program, or if you do, watch it online at their website starting tomorrow. Here is a trailer for tonight's episode:Tomorrow on 21st Century Learning, Alex and I will be discussing tonight's show. Hope you tune in to the live chatroom at 12:00pm EST to discuss with us.
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Looks interesting! I found myself at a the turn of the “new era”, everything turning analog to digital. I got to enjoy the best of both worlds, now adjusting to the digital world. This technology has greatly affected the youth and, in the long run, affect how they deal with the future.
I watched one of the segments of Growing Up Online．Ｉt proves how much influence the Net has on young people. I was specifically disturbed with the young girl who, thru the Net, believes that thin is beautiful. That campaign encourages people to become anorexic rather than eating healthy.
It looks like so interesting. I’ll try to watch it some other time.
Frontline has long been one of my favorite news sources because they do manage to report fairly. I thought the segment was well done if not a bit elementary but maybe it needed to be. As a communications dir., teacher and parent, I’m constantly amazed at the naivete of my contemporaries. Come on guys, tune IN.