Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; Handheld and Mobile Computing; and Emergency Notification Systems

Phone tracker to keep pupils safe

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Title:Phone tracker to keep pupils safe (ID: CSD5097)
Source:BBC
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (05/01/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

A system that tracks students through their mobile phones is among the new technologies being developed to help improve security at America's universities - something increasingly of concern since the tragic events at Virginia Tech in April 2007.

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Student-Initiated Safety Checks

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Title:Student-Initiated Safety Checks (ID: CSD5098)
Author(s):Melissa Ezarik (University Business)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (08/24/2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

When cellphones become safety monitoring devices, students, parents, and administrators can worry less.

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Colleges seek better emergency-notification systems

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Title:Colleges seek better emergency-notification systems (ID: CSD4988)
Source:eSchool News
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (05/01/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"The two hours it took for Virginia Tech officials to eMail students a warning about a gunman on campus last month have raised the question of how schools can get critical news out faster in a crisis--and how technology can help."

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Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works

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Title:Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works (ID: CSD4987)
Author(s):Ryan Singel (Wired News)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (04/18/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"Since 9/11, some security experts have pushed the idea that peer-to-peer alert systems that rely on openness and the crowd can save lives, particularly when centralized communications and decision-making break down. That argument is back in force following Monday's mass slayings of 32 people at Virginia Tech."

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