Sixth-Grader Helps Create First-Responder App
For the civilian first responders of Plano's Community Emergency Response Team, finding one another and communicating during a crisis can be difficult. But now, thanks to a team of ingenious sixth-graders, there's an app for that.
Sahitya Senapathy ’20 and a team of students from area schools worked together to create a smart phone app aimed at supporting Plano CERT. Once signed in, CERT members can keep track of each other's location and contact information, making it easier to coordinate during an emergency.
The team decided to help Plano CERT while researching first responders and entered the app into two science fair competitions: the Christopher Columbus Science Awards and the eCybermission Student Competition.
“The fact that this app, which is an excellent product with real-world potential, has been developed by sixth-graders is mind boggling to many of use who will actually benefit from this technology," said Ron Moore, Plano CERT coordinator, in an interview with the Plano Star Courier.
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