This PBS documentary shows the power of growing up in an online world. We will be watching this documentary in class. If you are unable to watch this movie in class, stream the movie online for free: CLICK HERE TO WATCH "Growing_Up_Online"
Download the Discussion Guide and complete as we watch the movie.
Please be prepared to discuss this movie when we finish.
About the Film
_FRONTLINE takes viewers inside the private worlds that kids are
creating online, raising important questions about how the Internet is
transforming the experience of adolescence. At school, teachers are
trying to figure out how to reach a generation that no longer reads
books or newspapers. Fear of online predators has led teachers and
parents to focus primarily on keeping kids safe online. But many young
people think these fears are misplaced. Online media has also
intensified the social dimensions of adolescence as teens create and
play with identities on sites like MySpace and Facebook and encounter
intense peer pressure in a variety of virtual worlds. Parents are
confused about how to respond to the increasingly private worlds
inhabited by their children, lacking an understanding of both the
creative potential and the genuine risks of this new dimension of our
cultural environment.