Tip of the Week - Haiti Earthquake

On January 12, a 7.0 Richter scale earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti. Use the following list of resources to assist those in need and share information with your students.

Information & News:

• Google Info page – real time search updates, up to date sat images, news, relief information
• CNN Facts on Haiti
• CNN Take Action page on Haiti
• CBS News Devastation in Haiti
• MSNBC Earthquake coverage
• ABC Special Coverage: Haiti Earthquake
• Boston Globe’s The Big Picture
• BBB Scammers and the Haiti Earthquake
• YouTube Haiti earthquake videos
• Facebook Haiti Earthquake Relief group

Relief:

• Helping Haiti Respond to the Earthquake
• Red Cross home page
• Red Cross Flickr feed
• Red Cross Newsline
• Red Cross Twitter feed
• Disaster Emergency Committee Flickr feed
• White House Help for Haiti
• Doctors Without Borders
• Doctors without Borders Twitter feed (updated 1/15)
• Osfam International

Teaching resources & lesson plans:

• PDF map of Port-au-Prince
  
• Five Ways to Teach about Haiti Right Now
• New York Times Learning Network
• PBS News Hour
• Massachusetts Teachers Association
• Oxfam Dealing with Disasters
• Time for Kids (grades 2-3 lesson & grades 4-6 lesson)
• CNN Student News
• What Can You and Your Classes Do Right Now from Edutopia
• Teaching About Earthquakes
• Earthquake lessons from ThinkFinity