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mLearning to Enhance Disaster Preparedness Education in K-12 Schools

mLearning to Enhance Disaster Preparedness Education in K-12 Schools

Thomas Chandler, Jaishree Beedasy
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522561958|ISBN10: 1522561951|EISBN13: 9781522561965
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch043
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Chandler, Thomas, and Jaishree Beedasy. "mLearning to Enhance Disaster Preparedness Education in K-12 Schools." Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 924-938. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch043

APA

Chandler, T. & Beedasy, J. (2019). mLearning to Enhance Disaster Preparedness Education in K-12 Schools. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 924-938). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch043

Chicago

Chandler, Thomas, and Jaishree Beedasy. "mLearning to Enhance Disaster Preparedness Education in K-12 Schools." In Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 924-938. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6195-8.ch043

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Abstract

Several of the most disconcerting and compelling news events of the 21st century pertain to natural and human-caused disasters. However, these themes are generally absent in the social studies, civics, science, or mathematics curricula of most U.S. K-12 schools. Similarly, discussions about ways to incorporate new digital tools, such as mobile tablet computers and apps into such discussions are also overlooked. This chapter provides a roadmap for considering disaster-oriented themes in the K-12 curriculum and then provides several examples of apps that can be included in classroom lessons along with guidelines for incorporating these digital tools into pedagogical practices. The authors have framed their analysis within the context of mLearning as a way to address cross-disciplinary themes via mobile technologies.

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