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WELCOME TO THE HARRIS/LSM LIVING WITH HURRICANES DIGITAL STORY PROJECT

The Louisiana State Museum in conjunction with National Science Foundation has opened a new exhibit at the Presbytere in New Orleans entitled "Living with Hurricanes : Katrina and Beyond" The exhibit covers not only Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, but Louisiana's history with storms, previous hurricanes, hurricane science, recovery and how to prepare for future events. While the exhibit is rich in artifacts and personal narratives from adult residents, little is told from the child's perspective. Harris will pilot a program of creating digital stories about Hurricane Katrina and the area's recovery from the storm. The digital stories will be two minutes in length and will incorporate digital photographs and audio narration to tell the story of the storm through students eyes. Since the goal of the museum and Harris is not just to preserve, but to educate as well, one group of students will prepare digital stories about hurricane preparedness and the area's future protection against storms.