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 teaching K5 at a Christian school in Florida. Another teacher came over to my classroom to tell me that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane--I really thought nothing of it... just that a tragic accident had happened. About 20 minutes later she came back over and told me that the other World Trade Center had been hit and that there were reports of the Pentagon being hit as well. I immediately turned on my radio--the first thing that I heard was the sound of sirens and Peter Jennings' voice; he was talking about the Pentagon and how they couldn't get close to it to really see what had happened. My eyes scanned across the room and I saw the faces of our future, and my heart hurt for them. How was I to explain this to them? Their lives had changed wihtout even knowing it--their world had changed without even knowing it. I only said that men who hated our country took over some airplaines and hurt many people in New York and Washington D.C. Of course, the children had many questions, but I certainly didn't have the answers. I didn't know what REALLY went on til I went home that afternoon and turned on CNN and MSNBC. I hugged the children more than usual that day and told them that God loves them; their parents love them; I love them. We talked about freedom and what we are thankful for about America. At recess time, I listed to the radio--many of the children wanted to listen with me, but I would not allow it. They still needed to be children and to play and retain some of their innocence. Yesterday, September 11, 2002, I couldn't stop thinking about their faces when they heard the fire engine sirens blaring from the radio. Oh how I pray that the Lord will show mercy upon our country and will continue to bless us. My heart goes out to all those who lost loved ones or friends in this horrific tragedy. Even though I don't fully feel what those families feel, I still feel a great sense of loss. America does as well. 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 story6060.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.246.211.123