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Arizaona district putting wi-fi in school buses

Vail, Arizona is completely digitizing it's curriculum and has been developing it's own learning materials aligned to AZ state standards. This is the latest development!

Here is a different take on engagement. The people who promote this new service see this as a way to use technology to help the homeless engage with people. Engage or exploit? You decide.

Turning buses into mobile hotspots. What happens when you 'connect' erstwhile unconnected parts of the day? This article doesn't really ask that question, although it touches on it in its last sentences. Also, presumably most of the kids had data capable phones and could text etc; what is different about access via laptops?

What about the social elements they are missing out on? The difference about access via laptops is the speed and ability to be more efficient compared to a phone. The capabilities of a laptop provide more opportunities for students to be productive/non-productive. This doesn't require them to be connected, however, I wonder what would happen if teachers start to hold students accountable (unintentionally) for using their connected time more wisely?