As reported in the New York Times, students at Empire High School in Vail, Arizona (USA) have been enjoying mobile Internet service on one of its buses since last year. Installing Wi-Fi on a bus is hardly a new idea. Nor is “The Internet Bus” likely to win a beauty contest with San Francisco’s (see: The Connected Bus . Nevertheless, it seems the students have not only embraced the technology but also used it for productive purposes, like doing their homework. Popular Science says Wi-Fi access aboard buses appears to eliminate almost all behavioral hijinks .” That may be true at the beginning, but will things change when the novelty wears off? → More – Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall (nytimes.com) Wi-Fi Rolling Onto School Buses originally appeared on About…