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INTERESTING LINKS:
THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI (From Larry Ferlazzo's Site)
Haiti’s School Problem is an online video from The New York Times.
Among the Ruins, Education Is Also Lost is a slideshow from The New York Times.
GOOD Magazine has been holding a contest for people to design infographics related to the Haiti earthquake.You can see them all here.
Why did so many people die in Haiti’s quake? is an article from the BBC that, with text and infographics, compares the Haiti earthquake with the recent major ones in Italy and China. It’s probably not accessible to English Language Learners on their own, but there is a lot of good information there that’s worth sharing with guidance.
A Tent in Port-au-Prince is a panoramic view of life inside a tent for a Haitian family. It’s from The New York Times.
Eyewitness in Haiti is a slideshow from LIFE.
Haiti: Three Weeks Later is from The Boston Globes’ Big Picture.
The New York Times has posted a panoramic view inside the devastated Cathedral in Haiti. You can certainly get a sense of the strength of the earthquake by looking at it.
Two new infographics just came out showing which countries are giving how much to help victims of Haiti’s earthquake:
One is from the British newspaper The Guardian and is quite easy to understand.
The other is from GOOD Magazine and looks far cooler, but the information is not particularly accessible (at least to me).Stephen Downes also points out that Canada’s sizable contribution is not included in it.
Major Earthquake Hits Haiti is a collection of all Washington Post photos on the disaster. The Post also has a special page on the quake that’s regularly updated.
Hope for Haiti Event Raises Millions is a Breaking News lesson for ELL’s.
CNN has an incredible 360 degree video from Haiti. I have never seen a 360 degree video before. Thanks to Jerry Swiatek for the tip.
The Big Picture has The Faces of Haiti.
Here’s a good interactive map.
The BBC has a very interesting interactive map and information on relief supplies getting to the island.
The Washington Post shares an infographic, What Caused The Quake?
“Understanding The Haiti Earthquake” is an excellent infographic.
The New York Times has finally joined most other major news organizations and created a separate page for their multimedia productions on the earthquake, and they’re superb.
The Times has also created a special photo gallery called Haiti’s Earthquake: A Photo Gallery.
Haiti Six Days Later is from The Big Picture.
Haiti Quake Day 6: Steps Toward Normalcy is a video from The New York Times.
TIME Magazine has a special page with resources on the earthquake.
Haiti: World rallies round earthquake victims is an interactive graphic from Agence France Presse.
Haiti’s Earthquake, Close-Up is from Newsweek.
Haiti: One Week Later is from the Denver Post.
Here’s an updated interactive from The Associated Press.
The Sun Sentinel has a special page on the disaster.
The Wall Street Journal has a special page on the quake.
The Miami Herald has numerous slideshows on the earthquake.
The Los Angeles Times has several audio slideshows.
Disaster In Haiti is the special CBS News page on the quake.
In Haiti, Slow Relief is a New York Times video.
MSNBC has a new interactive on the earthquake.
Crime Rises as Aid Awaits Distribution is a New York Times slideshow.
Before and After is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.
On The Scene In Haiti is another slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.
USA Today has a useful Interactive map of Haiti and the earthquake zone.
MSNBC has several heartbreaking videos, but also one showing a successful rescue.
Haiti: Most Haunting Photos is a slideshow from LIFE Magazine.
Death Toll Mounts After Haiti Quake is a slideshow from The New York Times.
Earthquake in Haiti: Port-au-Prince is an interactive from The Guardian.
Haiti 48 Hours Later is from the Big Picture.
5 Ways to Teach About Haiti Right Now are lesson plans from The New York Times. Here’s another lesson from the New York Times.
The New York Times has a multimedia interactive map on the damaged areas.
The Telegraph has aerial and satellite images of the destruction.
Earthquake Rocks Haiti is a slideshow from MSNBC.
Haiti Rocked is an interactive map showing damage and is from the Wall Street Journal.
A Closer Look At The Destruction in Haiti is an interactive from the New York Times.
Haiti Earthquake is a video from The New York Times.
Thousands Feared Dead In Haiti is an extensive slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.
The Denver Post has images from the area.
Earthquake In Haiti is from The Big Picture.
Earthquake Devastates Haiti is a series of photos from the Sacramento Bee. The Bee also has Earthquake devastates Haiti, part 2.
Haiti Earthquake is a slideshow from The Associated Press.
Haiti In Ruins is a lesson for English Language Learners from Breaking News English.
Here are before-and-after photos of the Presidential Palace in Haiti.
Major Earthquake Hits Haiti is a slideshow from The Washington Post.
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath is a video from The Washington Post.
Pictures of Devastation is a slideshow from TIME Magazine.
Haiti Quake Devastates Capital is a video from The New York Times.
Fierce Earthquake Rocks Haiti is a Wall Street Journal slideshow.
Screaming All Around Us is a video from MSNBC.
Earthquake Hits Haiti is a New York Times slideshow.
The BBC has a slideshow titled In pictures: Haitian earthquake.
MSNBC has an online video clip titled Quake Hits Haiti.
7.0 Quake Racks Haiti is from CBS News.
CNN has a special page on the quake, including multiple videos.
The Associated Press has a video on the quake.
Haitian Earthquake is a slideshow from MSNBC.
MSNBC also has a video report.
Devastation in Haiti after earthquake is a slideshow from The Miami Herald.
Here’s a list of charities helping victims in Haiti. MSNBC has a video describing relief efforts. Here’s another similar video.
The Red Cross has information on how to help victims of the earthquake?
CBS News has a video of the quake’s aftermath.
Huge earthquake devastates Haiti has short, accessible text from the BBC Newsround.
Strong Earthquake Hits Haiti is a slideshow from Yahoo News.
The Atlantic shares several articles (Should We Call It ‘Looting’?) wondering if racism is involved in the use of the word “looting” in Haiti.Several of the pieces they share are quite good, though would have to be modified for English Language Learners. I particularly liked a short post from the Chicago Tribune, titled Are the ‘looters’ in Haiti really that much different from you and me? The writer asks:
What wouldn’t you do if members of your family were dying? If you thought you could save them with a little humanitarian freelance redistribution of resources?
As several of the writers mention, this brings back memories of Katrina. In fact, in our ninth-grade mainstream English classes, we give students the assignment to respond to the famous two pictures of an African-American man “looting” a grocery store, and a white couple “finding” food in a grocery store..
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY
A Look At Haitian Art is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.
Haiti: Life Before the Quake is a slideshow from LIFE Magazine.
CNN has an excellent interactive portal giving basic informations and history on Haiti.
MSNBC has an interactive timeline showing Haiti’s history.
The Associated Press has developed an interactive portal giving background on Haiti.
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