September 11, 2001 September 11, 2001 Terrorist AttacksTerrorist Attacks

Marc CannuliMarc CannuliEDUC 504 Computers and TechnologyEDUC 504 Computers and Technology

Email: Email: mcannuli@holyfamily.eduWebsite: Website:

http://marccannuli@angelfire.com/

ContentsContents

Introduction Summary Details Detailed Summary Conclusion References

IntroductionIntroductionThe use of technology in the classroom can be troublesome. The use of technology in the classroom can be troublesome. The implementation to various course work can seem difficult, The implementation to various course work can seem difficult, so many educators shun technology. so many educators shun technology.

The websites that have been chosen deal with the events The websites that have been chosen deal with the events that occurred on September 11, 2001.that occurred on September 11, 2001.

The students implementing these sites are high school The students implementing these sites are high school special needs children. special needs children.

The sites chosen are selected for their educational value, but The sites chosen are selected for their educational value, but also for their readability, focus and ease of use. also for their readability, focus and ease of use.

These characteristics are important to this special needs These characteristics are important to this special needs

population.population.

By keeping the students on task with materials that are By keeping the students on task with materials that are

not only age and grade appropriate, but educationally not only age and grade appropriate, but educationally

correct will allow the student to function successfully.correct will allow the student to function successfully.

Summary FindingsSummary Findings Focus deals with United States history The main topic chosen was the events of

September 11, 2001 Read Write Think and and

The International Reading Association - offered - offered a multitude of lessons, activities and help with a multitude of lessons, activities and help with literacy and were used as guides when literacy and were used as guides when reviewing websites and checking their reviewing websites and checking their readabilityreadability

Council for Exceptional Children website offered website offered instructional strategies to help guide either a instructional strategies to help guide either a special educator or a regular education teacherspecial educator or a regular education teacher

Summary Findings ContinuedSummary Findings Continued The History Place offered a brief glimpse offered a brief glimpse

into US history and was a decent starting into US history and was a decent starting point for researchpoint for research

The Constitution of the United States: Its Sources and Its Applications the site was very knowledgeable, but the site was very knowledgeable, but would be difficult for my students to use would be difficult for my students to use due to its high readabilitydue to its high readability

Landmark Cases: Supreme Court benefit benefit are the links that offered teaching are the links that offered teaching strategies: moot court, political cartoon strategies: moot court, political cartoon analysis, continuum exercises, and Web analysis, continuum exercises, and Web site evaluationsite evaluation

Detailed SummaryDetailed Summary The September 11 Digital Archive In Attack on America – Weblogs an

d Personal Stories In the Road Through 9/11 – A Chron

ology EASE History Critical Media Literacy in Times of

War History News Network Because the

Past is the Present, and the Future too.

Homeland Security

The September 11 Digital Archive

Our goal is to create a Our goal is to create a permanent record of the permanent record of the events of September 11, 2001. events of September 11, 2001.

Its mission is to use electronic Its mission is to use electronic media to collect, preserve, and media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks in September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Virginia, and New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public Pennsylvania and the public responses to them.responses to them.

In Attack on America – Weblogs and Personal Stories Offers personal stories from victims Offers personal stories from victims

inside the WTC or Pentagoninside the WTC or Pentagon Included are links to firsthand Included are links to firsthand

accounts from Flight 93 passengers accounts from Flight 93 passengers as shared from transcripts and as shared from transcripts and personal conversations with loved personal conversations with loved ones and 911 operatorsones and 911 operators

Attempts to help sort out the Attempts to help sort out the confusion by putting together a set confusion by putting together a set of detailed chronologies covering the of detailed chronologies covering the events that led to and led from 9/11, events that led to and led from 9/11, as well as a timeline of the day of as well as a timeline of the day of September 11September 11

In the Road Through 9/11 – A Chronology

This site attempts to clear the This site attempts to clear the great deal of misinformation great deal of misinformation about the attacks, their about the attacks, their background, and their background, and their consequencesconsequences

Also, it attempts to help sort Also, it attempts to help sort out the confusion by putting out the confusion by putting together a set of detailed together a set of detailed chronologies covering the chronologies covering the events that led to and led from events that led to and led from 9/11, as well as a timeline of 9/11, as well as a timeline of the day of September 11the day of September 11

EASE History

Offers an online Offers an online environment that environment that supports the learning supports the learning and teaching of US and teaching of US HistoryHistory

Hundreds of Hundreds of historical videos and historical videos and photographs are photographs are currently availablecurrently available

Critical Media Literacy in Times of War Focuses on US foreign policy, Focuses on US foreign policy,

military invasion and war, because military invasion and war, because controversies like war test the controversies like war test the freedom of expression in a freedom of expression in a democracydemocracy

How did different types of media How did different types of media present the justification for the present the justification for the invasion? invasion?

How did they report on dissenting How did they report on dissenting opinions? opinions?

How did they report on the actions How did they report on the actions of the US military during the war? of the US military during the war?

History News Network Because the Past is the Present, and the Future too. Offers a journalistic approach to Offers a journalistic approach to

9/119/11 The duties we assume are these: The duties we assume are these:

To expose politicians who To expose politicians who misrepresent historymisrepresent history

To point out bogus analogies. To point out bogus analogies. To deflate beguiling mythsTo deflate beguiling myths To remind Americans of the irony To remind Americans of the irony

of historyof history To put events in contextTo put events in context To remind us all of the To remind us all of the

complexity of historycomplexity of history

Homeland Security Leverages resources within federal, state, Leverages resources within federal, state,

and local governments, coordinating the and local governments, coordinating the transition of multiple agencies and programs transition of multiple agencies and programs into a single, integrated agency focused on into a single, integrated agency focused on protecting the American people and their protecting the American people and their homelandhomeland

Provide the unifying core for the vast national Provide the unifying core for the vast national network of organizations and institutions network of organizations and institutions involved in efforts to secure our nationinvolved in efforts to secure our nation

Jurisdictions at the federal, state, and local Jurisdictions at the federal, state, and local level have homeland security responsibilities level have homeland security responsibilities – over 87,000– over 87,000

Homeland Homeland Security Security Continued

Here is an example of the material that is Here is an example of the material that is available and updated daily on this websiteavailable and updated daily on this website

ConclusionConclusion

When selecting technology in the When selecting technology in the classroom, the capabilities of your classroom, the capabilities of your audience must be taken into accountaudience must be taken into account what is appropriate for one student is what is appropriate for one student is

not always appropriate for othersnot always appropriate for others time and research on the teacher’s part time and research on the teacher’s part

to locate suitable materials for the class to locate suitable materials for the class is necessaryis necessary

Conclusion continuedConclusion continued

The sites offered in this research would The sites offered in this research would have been appropriate for one of my US have been appropriate for one of my US History II courses last school year, but not History II courses last school year, but not the otherthe other

The different functioning levels of my The different functioning levels of my classes would have required more classes would have required more guidance and one-to-one work, and that guidance and one-to-one work, and that could not have been provided adequately could not have been provided adequately to each studentto each student

ReferencesReferences

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