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SEPTEMBER 11 RESOURCES
FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, PARENTS AND EDUCATORS
Remembering SEPTEMBER 11
The past year has seen the world as we know it change forever. These websites will help
teachers, parents, and students think about the
tragic events of the last year.
Why
the Towers Fell
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wtc/
PBS's Nova explores the structural reasons
for the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9-11-01.
America Attacks
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
general/
specials/terrorism/index.html
From the New York Times Learning Network
A Nation Challenged
http://nytimes.com/pages/national/dayofterror/index.html
From the New York Times
Remember September 11
http://neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/
september11/materials/lessonhome.htm
The National Education Association offers lesson plans and ideas for commemorating the first anniversary
of September 11th.
Links from greatkidsCT
http://www.greatkidsct.org
Links to sites for helping children cope with tragedies and disasters. (Type in a search for terrorism if you go to the greatkidsCT homepage.)
September 11 & Beyond
http://lii.org/911
A comprehensive list of sites from The Librarians' Index to the Internet.
The September 11 Digital Archive
http://911digitalarchive.org/
The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University has assembled a collection of e-mail messages,
Web logs, images, video files, and other information about the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. Funded with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this site is a gold mine for history classes and those interested in what took place that day.
There’s also a directory of other Web sites on Sept. 11-related topics. (Citation from School Library Journal.)
One Year Later: Books for about September 11
http://slj.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=
article&articleid=CA240071
Listed and recapped by Wendy Lukehart for School Library Journal
Terrorism:
Questions and Answers
http://www.terrorismanswers.com/
From the Council on Foreign Relations, great resources on everything to do with Terrorism
Resources for Children, their Parents and Educators from ALSC
http://www.ala.org/alsc/dealing_with_tragedy.html
Websites, booklists and suggestions from the Association For Library Service To Children
Resources for those working with teens from YALSA
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/traglist.html
From the Young Adult Library Services Association
Resources from the Johnson County (KS) Library
http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=716
From the Johnson County Library in Kansas, this list represents a variety of viewpoints.
Teaching Students About Terrorism and Related Resources
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/
Qa/archives/Counseling/tragedy.html
From AskERIC, the Educational Resources Information Center.
September 11 resources from BPL
http://bridgeport.lib.ct.us/bpl/ref/911.htm
From BPL's Information Services Department
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