. >> reporter: studying under michael buckley, kids are schooled on how to master social media. >> iught that parents would have such an adverse reaction to this. that really does not seem to be the case. >> there is a disconnect sometimes between the parents and the kids and why is my kid spending so much time online, and i always tell the parents, screen time equals learn time. >> reporter: experts caution parents about letting their kids have an online identity. >> they should worry about only popularity. i want kids to be helped to cultivate a healthy online identity. i and be creative, not just about how many followers and how much money can they make. >> that is just baffling. how many followers do you have? >> two. this clean was like pow! everything well? my teeth are glowing. they are so white. step 1 cleans. step 2 whitens. crest [hd]. 6x cleaning*, 6x whitening*á i would switch to crest [hd] over what i was using before. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. t will it stop this teen from

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teaching the class are folks like youtube star michael buckley. >> why is my kid spending so much timeine? i tell the parent screen time equals learn time. >> reporter: experts caution parents about letting their kids create an identity based on internet pop you lularity. >> parents should be weary about creating an identity popular about identity. i want them to connect online and be creative online. i don't want the goal to be completely about how many followers and how much money can i make. >> reporter: online safety also a big concern with some classes being taught by the l.a. police department on how to create difficult passwords and keeping content safe. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> if the girl has 900,000 subscribers, she can teach the camp. teach us. >> rock star. >>> this fog passes through the bay area almost every day but people in santa trcruz were stunned by what they saw. >> we see this fog rolling past the beach. the giant mass came and went in less than two minutes. high winds tossed debris in the air. it was also strange. >> a photographer said he saw the wind blow

. >> reporter: studying under youtube star and author michael buckley kids are schooled on how to masteraction to this. that really does not seem to be the case. >> there is a disconnect. sometimes between the parents and the kid and why is my kid spending so much time online and i always tell the parent, screen time equals learn time. >> experts caution parents about letting their children create an identity based on internet popularity. >> parents should be wary about creating an online identity that's only about popularity. i want parents to help their kids cultivate an online healthy identity. i want them to connect online and want them to be creative online. i don't want the goal to be completely about how many followers and how much money can i make. >> reporter: for "good morning america," kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> good advice there. now to ginger. >> here on "good morning america," look at this. look at this crowd. it's time for your "gma" moment. are you ready for this? that is -- talk about overcoming your obstacles. fenway, the boston terrier just clearing tha

. >> reporter: caught by michael buckley. >> the number one thing that kids want to be is a youtube starnd cyber bullying. between seminars or harnessing their budding personalities. there's a growing demand how kids can turn likes into dollars. >> it's an opportunity to learn good business practices. >> reporter: kylie and caitlin richardson saved up summer job money to pay for camp. mom, debbie, drove them 15 hours, from idaho, to the outskirts of los angeles. >> my dream is to be a performer. and social media is the best way to do that. >> reporter: why is social media the best way to do that? >> there's people our age that have millions of subscribers and people are watching them and they're making money. it's something they love to do. >> reporter: with 20 youtube subscrib subscribers, they can only go up from here. >> i'm hoping that this camp, which will give them the education they need, will get them there. >> i came back to my dorm. >> reporter: more experienced campers are showing them the way. like 13-year-old singer, angelique. ♪ tell me, baby >> reporter: this youtube cover

>> reporter: coached by michael buckley. >> the number one thing that kids want to grow up to be is aamp also trains kids to handle online safety and cyber bullying. in between seminars on monetizing their budding personalities. >> dance party! >> reporter: michelle rodriguez says there is a growing demand for how teens can turn likes into dollars. >> it is an opportunity for the kids to learn good business practices. ♪ >> reporter: sisters kylie and caitlyn richardson saved up summer job money to pay for camp. mom, debby, drove them 15 hours from idaho to the outskirts of los angeles. >> my dream is to be a performer, and social media is the best way to do that. >> reporter: why is social media the best way to do that, do you think? >> there are people our age that have millions of subscribers and people are watching them and making tons of money. and it's something they love to do. >> reporter: with just 20 youtube subscribers, kylie and caitlyn say they can only go up from here. >> i'm hoping something like this camp, which will give them the education that they need -- i'm hoping

michael -- a famous liberal commentator. say a word about why our students should care about william f. buckley. who was he? >> first of all, it's a great honor to be back, particularly at the madison program, and in this room. attended many lectures in it, most recently a harvard professor. william f. buckley in short, i think, was probably the most influential private citizen in american history. a few honorary commissions that he would serve on. he ran for office one time. got 13%. he forced his way on the public stage at the age of 25, when he decided to write a become that criticized of all things yale university. his first major opponent was yale university. yale university made one major mistake, that i tell my students not to do. a more powerful subject should never try to squash at the time other minor critic. yale, as one new yorker point it out, reacted to his criticisms with all the rigor of an elephant terrified by a little mouse. and of course the american sense of fair play, a young journalist also same age is a bill buckley, you know him as the host and founder of "60 minutes," mike wallace.