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Select the best summary of the article "New Tools to the Rescue".

• Schwartz and 10 of his coworkers created an online lost-and-found to help Haitians locate missing relatives

• After the massive earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of volunteers worked together to develop a host of new tools and services to assist first responders and the public in disaster relief efforts—now and in the future

• The Haiti quake prompted the creation of a cell phone text-messaging system that helped relief groups dispatch rescuers, food, and water.

What information is included in the map that is not included in the article?

• The names of people who contributed information for the map.

• How many people were affected by the earthquake.

• The exact locations of collapsed buildings, partially collapsed buildings, new field hospitals and downed bridges.

What information about OpenStreetMap is included in the article that is absent on the map? Choose TWO

Another volunteer effort was a "crisis mapping" project called OpenStreetMap. For this project, volunteers layered up-to-the-minute data (such as the location of new field hospitals and downed bridges) onto post-quake satellite images. The information was then made available to the public for free. The digital cartography accumulated data from sources ranging from Twitter to eyewitness reports. The data accelerated aid workers' efforts to send supplies of food, water, and medicine to locations where they were needed most.

Brooks converted the maps into letter-sized documents that aid workers printed out before traveling to the quake zone. The maps could also be uploaded to portable GPS devices.

• The maps were converted into letter-sized documents that aid workers printed out before traveling to the quake zone and they could also be uploaded to portable GPS devices.

• How many buildings were collapsed.

• How the information on the map was used to help send supplies to where they were needed.

What is the main idea in the blog?

• Some people do not know how to use the GPS app.

• GPS is not a useful app and should be removed from phones.

• The GPS app is useful and has helped many people.

Select the claim that is supported in the article, the map, and the blog.

• People enjoy using social media for a variety of reasons.

• Social media has a helpful use in times of crisis.

• The 2010 earthquake in Haiti caused a lot of destruction.

How is the blog different from the other two sources? Choose TWO

• It is in first person and has a more personal tone

• It contains only facts and no personal opinions

• It cites the sources of the evidence so the reader knows the information is accurate

• We can read the comments of other people who have read the blog

Which two resources are the most credible? Select TWO

• The article because it has quotes from experts and it cites a source of information.

• The map because the information on the map matches the description from the article.

• The blog because it is a person telling their own story and giving their opinion.

Select the details from the three sources that support the claim that social media has benefits in a time of crisis. Choose THREE

• The locations of hospitals and spontaneous camps on the map.

• A comment on the blog that someone cannot download the GPS app.

• Personal anecdotes or stories in the blog about how people used GPS .

• The names of the streets in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.

• A description in the article of the database created to help people find lost friends and relatives