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Video game teaches kids what to do in emergency situation

American Red Cross app Monster Guard released Thursday.

Video game teaches kids what to do in emergency situation
American Red Cross app Monster Guard released Thursday.
WEBVTT TOMORROW IT WILL BE SIX WE SINCE THE SHOOTING THAT KILLED CORPORAL BRIAN DIXON AND WOUNDED TROOPER ALEX DOUGLAS. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS OFFERING ANOTHER BUTTON ON YOUR PHONE THAT COULD HELP SAVE LIVES. AS KATELYN SMITH EXPLAINS, IT'S FREE, AND MEANT TO BE FUN. WHAT WOULD BE THE EMERGENCY HERE? THIRD-GRADERS ARE LEARNING ABOUT DISASTERS. I'M PRETTY SCARED, AS I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ME. IT CAN BE A SCARY LESSON, ESPECIALLY FOR AN EIGHT YEAR OLD, BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. NUMBER FOUR, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO TO ESCAPE A HOME FIRE? THE QUIZZES ONE WAY TO PREPARE THEM, BUT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS KNOWS IT MAY NOT BE THE BEST WAY. SO YOU CAN TAKE ACTION WITHOUT PANICKING AND WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT. ALMOST AS IF YOU COULD DO IT IN YOUR SLEEP. WELL, THAT'S WHERE THESE PILLOWCASES COME IN. KIDS MAKE THEM THEIR OWN, THEN FILL THEM WITH EMERGENCY SUPPLIES. I'M GOING TO PUT IN A WATER BOTTLE AND A FLASHLIGHT AND MAYBE A BOOK. GRAB THE PILLOWCASE AND RUN OUT OF THE HOUSE. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE HILL A CASE PROJECT IS AN APP, IT'S ACTUALLY A VIDEOGAME AT THE KIDS CAN PLAY TO TEACH THEM WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IT'S CALLED MONSTER GUARD. KIDS CAN MOVE THEIR CHARACTER THROUGH A DISASTER SITUATION. THEY WILL USE IT LIKE FOR FUN, BUT THEY WILL REALLY BE LEARNING HOW TO STAY SAFE. ARE GOING TO LOOK AT HOME AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO PUT IN YOUR OWN BACK. THE GAME ALSO SHOWS KIDS WHAT TO PUT IN THEIR PILLOWCASE. THAT MAY BE WAY BETTER THAN A QUIZ. AND THE KIDS SAY IT WORKS JUST AS WELL. AFTER THIS, I FELT PRETTY GOOD, BECAUSE NOW I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH EVERYTHING, AND I KNOW IF I NEED ANYTHING, JUST GRAB MY PILLOWCASE AND GO. THE MONSTER GUARD APP JUST
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Video game teaches kids what to do in emergency situation
American Red Cross app Monster Guard released Thursday.
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