PBS Frontline's 'Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier' Available On-Demand From Verizon FiOS TV

NEW YORK, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- PBS Frontline's documentary "Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier" will be available on Verizon's FiOS TV Video on Demand (VOD), starting Monday (March 22).

The documentary is the centerpiece of an ongoing, multiplatform initiative exploring the impact of the Web and digital media on life in the 21st century, and also includes streaming video reports, user-submitted photos and a series of interactive roundtable discussions. The project is funded through a $1 million grant from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon. "Digital Nation" will be available on FiOS TV VOD until Sunday (April 4).

In addition, viewers can examine a series of free online workshops for parents and teachers, created by PBS Frontline in conjunction with the documentary at Verizon Thinkfinity (www.thinkfinity.org).

Verizon Thinkfinity is a free educational Web site for teachers, parents, students and after-school programs. It contains thousands of engaging educational resources, podcasts and videos that make learning fun.

Digital Nation workshops include:

• Digital Parenting: Protecting and Empowering Kids -- Parents explore resources on how to balance concerns about safety with a teen's healthy need for independence. http://www.thinkfinity.org/digital_nation.aspx?type=parents

• 21st Century Schools: Learning in the Digital Age -- Workshop for teachers to discuss the hype and the hopes for improving education through technology. http://www.thinkfinity.org/digital_nation.aspx?type=teachers

• The Digital You: Attention, Multitasking and Addiction -- Learn how to keep a balanced relationship with the technology in your life.  http://www.thinkfinity.org/digital_nation.aspx?type=multitasking

• Learning in Virtual Worlds -- Explore the remarkable power of alternate realities to do much more than just entertain.   http://www.thinkfinity.org/digital_nation.aspx?type=virtuallearning

Verizon's industry-leading FiOS TV VOD service offers about 18,000 monthly titles, including 2,800 in high definition (HD).  FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming, with more than 565 all-digital channels, including up to 138 HD channels.  FiOS also provides next-generation interactive services including an advanced interactive media guide; social TV, news and entertainment widgets; remote DVR management; multi-room DVR; and more.

For the latest news, updates and information about FiOS, visit www.verizon.com/newscenter and http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog.

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