Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, I was at work teaching math at a high school on Long Island's East End. I heard about the attacks during a fire drill and listened to radio reports throughout my prep period. For the next three class periods I didn't know the extent of the terror. Announcements were being made over the PA system telling students not to leave the building, that we were now a closed campus. Parents were beginning to arrive to pick up their children. It wasn't until my lunch period (about 12 noon)that I was able to get to a television and watch as the events replayed before my eyes. I was horrified to think that this could happen to our country. I began to worry about my family (NYC EMS and USAF) and friends who live and work in Manhattan. During my next class i calmly told the students what I knew of the events of the day explaining that the skyline that made New York City distinguished, had changed. They asked serious questions about the future and war. Then, once they were satisfied, they asked to be taught. The majority of the students wanted normalcy. So i instructed them to take out their books and turn to page 31. Let's begin with problem #1. I read "Of the tallest buildings in the United States three are in Chicago...three others are in New York City: the Empire State building, the World Trade Center... and I had to stop. We all looked at each other not knowing what to say or think or do. We closed our books a nd remained in quiet contemplation for the remainder of the class period. Peggy Sciommeri Math Teacher Riverhead High School Riverhead, New York Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4981.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38