Digital Nation, Digital Mom
Tomorrow night, Frontline, one of the best things about television IMHO, will show Digital Nation, taking a look at the culture of the wired world.
I was one of several Mom Bloggers recently invited by the producers of this documentary to view the program and sit down with the director Rachel Dretzin and correspondent Douglas Rushkoff. Over lunch we discussed what they had found while making the film and what our experiences were as moms with reasonably active digital lives.
Certainly security and privacy were concerns that came up in the show, especially for parents worried about how to navigate the internet with and for their kids. And while I personally have the occasional fears about terrible things that can happen to my children, I think they can just as easily happen in real life as online, so I don’t demonize the internet as much as some do.
The film also shows the power of the internet and wired culture to transform — everything from education to imagination to warfare. You already know I’m hooked: I blog, I text, I email, I tweet, I FB, I Whrrl. I am a plugged-in mom. I’ll probably be doing all of those things while I’m watching the show tomorrow night.
The show’s website is also loaded up with a workshop for parents and educators — videos and thought-provoking questions. It’s an amazing resource and I highly recommend checking it out.
Frontline: Digital Nation, February 2nd on PBS. Check local listings. (In LA, KCET will broadcast it beginning at 9pm.)
Feb 07, 2010 @ 21:37:44
I saw the episode this last week — is there a part 2 or additional parts? The teaser seemed to have a section about teens doing stuff online that their parents didn’t know about, but I didn’t see it in the show. Great stuff though, glad you mentioned it so I could watch!
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Feb 07, 2010 @ 22:21:53
Pretty sure this was a oner, but they did an episode a few years ago about teens and the ‘net — I know they used bits of that episode in the online workshops…