Web site of the Week—Frontline

Many of you might be familiar with the PBS documentary program Frontline, but did you know that you can watch full episodes online, download transcripts, take part in discussions, and access additional materials pertaining to episodes, on Frontline's web site?

Also make sure to check out the Frontline Teacher Center to search videos by subject, and access teaching guides on specific episodes.

For those of you more technology-minded, make sure to check out Frontline's Digital Nationa, a fascinating look at the way we live now. As Frontline's web site describes this program:

Digital Nation a multiplatform project that includes this interactive Web site and a one-hour FRONTLINE documentary to air Winter 2010. The project aims to capture life on the digital frontier and explore how the Web and digital media are changing the way we think, work, learn and interact.

Some sample broadcasts include:

Inside the Meltdown
A fascinating exploration of the causes of the financial meltdown. Watch the full episode, view interviews, access an online timeline, and read what others have to say in the Discussion page.



The Old Man and the Storm
From Frontline's description of the episode "In The Old Man and the Storm, FRONTLINE correspondent and filmmaker June Cross journeys with the Gettridge family of New Orleans for 18 months as they endure devastation, political turmoil and a painstakingly slow bureaucratic process to rebuild their homes and their lives." The site Includes updates on the Gettridge clan, official's views of the recovery process, and a timeline of the recovery process.