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February 15th, 2010, 02:50
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Who woulda thunk it? Giving WiFi to fidgety students on a bus actually makes them more productive. Nearly three years after an Arkansas school launched a trial (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/18/arkansas-school-to-trial-ipod-wifi-equipped-school-bus/) that delivered laptops, iPods and wireless internet to a bus, an Arizona school district is discovering the merits of such a system -- though with this one, there stands a good chance for it to go well beyond the "pilot" phase. Students in Vail, Arizona have been able to handle school assignments, engage in research and even update their Facebook status on the lengthy rides to and from school, and the suits responsible for hooking Bus No. 92 up have stated that mischief has all but subsided and the bus has magically morphed into something of a "rolling study hall." As you'd expect, Autonet Mobile (http://www.engadget.com/tag/AutonetMobile/) is responsible for the technology (the same company equipping select GM vehicles (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/gm-to-offer-500-autonet-mobile-wifi-option-in-select-vehicles/) with in-car WiFi), and it has already sold similar tech to schools or districts in Florida, Missouri and Washington, DC. We always dreamed of being whisked off to another lousy school day on the GamerBUS (http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/19/gamerbus-provides-mobile-xbox-360-lan-parties/), but this ain't a half bad alternative.
[Thanks, Nate]Arizona school bus gains WiFi, students suddenly chill out and get productive (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/arizona-school-bus-gains-wifi-students-suddenly-chill-out-and-g/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Who woulda thunk it? Giving WiFi to fidgety students on a bus actually makes them more productive. Nearly three years after an Arkansas school launched a trial (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/18/arkansas-school-to-trial-ipod-wifi-equipped-school-bus/) that delivered laptops, iPods and wireless internet to a bus, an Arizona school district is discovering the merits of such a system -- though with this one, there stands a good chance for it to go well beyond the "pilot" phase. Students in Vail, Arizona have been able to handle school assignments, engage in research and even update their Facebook status on the lengthy rides to and from school, and the suits responsible for hooking Bus No. 92 up have stated that mischief has all but subsided and the bus has magically morphed into something of a "rolling study hall." As you'd expect, Autonet Mobile (http://www.engadget.com/tag/AutonetMobile/) is responsible for the technology (the same company equipping select GM vehicles (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/gm-to-offer-500-autonet-mobile-wifi-option-in-select-vehicles/) with in-car WiFi), and it has already sold similar tech to schools or districts in Florida, Missouri and Washington, DC. We always dreamed of being whisked off to another lousy school day on the GamerBUS (http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/19/gamerbus-provides-mobile-xbox-360-lan-parties/), but this ain't a half bad alternative.
[Thanks, Nate]Arizona school bus gains WiFi, students suddenly chill out and get productive (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/arizona-school-bus-gains-wifi-students-suddenly-chill-out-and-g/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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