INSTRUCTOR: Today, I hope that you have learned more about how refugees are benefiting from the use of smartphones. We have seen that smartphones are a prized possession for many migrants, how they help immigrants with the logistics of their travel through Europe, and how they are a valued asset it in times of danger. We'll end with the experience of Muhammad, a 27-year-old former DJ as related on October 3, 2015 by reporter Malika [? Row ?] in the World Post.

He was adrift with 50 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea after their overcrowded boat lost its engine. Muhammad had the foresight to wrap his iPhone in sheets of plastic. And despite the waves, he was able to get a signal. He used maps.me to check the group's latitude and longitude and text the coordinates to his cousin Danya in Hawaii.

Danya's family was able to contact the Coast Guard on the Greek island of Chios. They texted Muhammad. After the Greek Coast Guard transported Muhammad and his group of friends to Chios, he soon found a hair dryer and dried the ports on his phone and sent Danya a Facebook message explaining how they had survived.