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.)

1. One night my friend MintCool tweeted there was a deal on Flip video cameras at Amazon for $59, which was like 1/3 the price I’d seen in stores, plus did I mention I had an Amazon credit for $32? So I got this sweet unit for $27. 

2. WilW, who I do not know except I, like millions of people, saw him in 1986 in Stand By Me, mentioned in a tweet that OS X was ready for update and I downloaded it even before my computer mentioned there was a need. Thanks, Wil!

3. CraigNewmark  – who I also do not know personally, but I know (and you may have heard?) that he founded a certain List — and I had a back-and-forth conversation about the best Twitter app for the iPhone one day. (TwitterFon, IMHO, and Tweetie in his.)

4. One night I followed a tweet-link from KathySena to the funniest blog I’d ever seen, and I always appreciate a good laugh.

5. I found out my cousin got tenure. On Twitter. (Actually, he got tenure at George Mason University. But I found out about it on Twitter.)