Wireless on Wheels and a Rest Day from the Weights

We watched an amazing news story tonight about the Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) in California coming up with a brilliant idea to get wireless access to underserved mostly rural students. CVUSD kicked off its WiFi initiative by equipping three vehicles with wireless routers. Students have a specific protocol installed on their laptops or tablets and have a username and password. This made sure that only CVUSD students could use the WiFi.

The students would use the WiFi on the long bus rides to and from school, but then CVUSD had another idea. Instead of running off the bus's battery, they installed solar panels on the tops of the buses and strategically parked a few of them around the district over the weekend. This allowed students on tribal reservations and in rural communities to have access where they otherwise would not. Any student within a 100 yard radius of one of the "WiFi on Wheels" buses would have the access they needed to work on school projects. Some of the communities built clubhouses near where the buses could park so that the teens would have a place to congregate with access. Genius.

Workout: Rest Day from the Weights
Steady State Rowing Machine, 30 minutes

Have a Great Day!!