Wifi on School Buses
Wifi on School Buses
STWDSTS / WCDSB - Project scope: Phase 1 - February – June 2017 •
3 bus routes selected, Secondary school routes with longer ride times servicing the rural areas of the school catchment.
Phase 2 – September 2017 – June 2018 • Retained the phase 1 routes and added 3 more from a different Secondary school for a total of 6 wifi routes. • Roles and responsibilities include: • Schools - informing the students with wifi of their log in credentials; • STWDSTS - ensuring the bus company has the wifi modems installed in the bus and functional, selection of the routes to pilot, creation of the log in credentials, ensuring the service provider has the log in credentials to update the system; • Bus Company – install the wifi units in the bus ensuring the units have power to operate; • Service Providers – ensuring the wifi data connectivity, ensuring the necessary reporting tools are functional and available to administrators, monthly billing for usage of data.
Wifi modem installed on buses
Route 234 – St. James – Arthur Bus Route 234 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 3
2
35
2
1
1
1
1
40
47
50
52
1
2
1
57 61 68 RIDE TIME (MINS)
71
73
1
1
89
90
Total
riders – 17 assigned
Total
Route Distance (one way) – 87 KM
Route 453 – St. James – Fergus Bus Route 453 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 15 12
12
8
1 6
9
13
14
1
1
25 26 27 RIDE TIME (MINS)
1
1
28
32
2
34
1 39
Total
riders – 56 assigned
Total
Route Distance (one way) – 33 KM
Ride
time breakdown
Route 479 – St. James – Mount Forest Bus Route 479 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 5
1
1
1
8
13
44
1
1
1
49 63 RIDE TIME (MINS)
66
78
Total
riders – 11 assigned
Total
Route Distance (one way) – 85 KM
Ride
time breakdown
Route 425 – Our Lady of Lourdes – Ariss Valley Bus Route 425 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 15 12
Total
12
riders – 56 assigned
Mileage 8
Ride
2 1 6
9
13
14
1
1
1
1
25 26 27 RIDE TIME (MINS)
28
32
1 34
39
(km) coverage – 24 km (one way)
time breakdown
Route 426 – Our Lady of Lourdes – Salem – Elora Bus Route 426 Riders / Ride Time (PM)
Total
18
Mileage Ride
5 2
15
1
1
20
23
2
25
3 1 27
2
31 33 37 RIDE TIME (MINS)
riders – 42 assigned
3
40
2
41
47
1 55
(km) coverage – 40 km (one way)
time breakdown
Route 444 – Our Lady of Lourdes – Alma Bus Route 444 Riders / Ride Time (PM) Total
11
riders – 37 assigned
Mileage Ride 5 4
4
4
3 1
10
16
1
1
1
18
24
37
1
40 41 43 RIDE TIME (MINS)
52
1
57
59
62
(km) coverage – 49 km (one way)
time breakdown
Student Ride Times (PM) 32
19
19 16 13
12
9
8 6
1
2
2
3
3 3 1 1 1
4
4 1
4 1
2
4 2
2
1
6
5
5
4
3 1 1
2
1
3 1 1 1 1
2 2
1 1
6 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 47 49 50 52 55 57 59 61 62 63 66 68 71 73 78 89 90 STUDENT RIDE TIME
Data Totals used - September 2017 - Feb 2018 RT 234
55.10
RT 425
3.23
RT 426
39.63
RT 444
18.86
RT 453
23.15
RT 479
4.57 0
10
20
30 Data Used (Gigabytes)
40
50
60
16.00
Monthly data usage by route
14.00
12.00
Data Used
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00 RT 234
RT 425
RT 426
Sept
Oct
Nov
RT 444
Dec
Jan
RT 453
Feb
RT 479
Does wifi affect the behaviour of students on Buses?
Alberta Education and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8
This question was examined largely through school bus driver perceptions of student behaviour. Across both years of the study, bus drivers generally reported occasional problems (once or twice a https://www.cp24.com/news/school-bus-backs-intoyear; not serious) or no behaviour problems. Instances of routine two-vehicles-and-ends-up-in-ravine-in-boltonserious behaviour problems or occasional serious behaviour 1.3915007 problems reduced from 2012 to 2013. Drivers reported a drop from a single instance (5%) of routine serious behaviour problems in 2012 to zero instances in 2013. Similarly, they reported a drop from two instances (9%) of occasional serious behaviour problems in 2012 to one instance (4%) in 2013. Source: Internet on School Buses: Serving Students in Remote Rural Communities - Publication prepared for Alberta Education and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8© 2013 Learning Designs Inc. - Researcher and author: Maurice Hollingsworth, Ph.D.
STWDSTS / WCDSB - Project scope: Phase 1 - February – June 2017 •
3 bus routes selected, Secondary school routes with longer ride times servicing the rural areas of the school catchment.
Phase 2 – September 2017 – June 2018 • Retained the phase 1 routes and added 3 more from a different Secondary school for a total of 6 wifi routes. • Roles and responsibilities include: • Schools - informing the students with wifi of their log in credentials; • STWDSTS - ensuring the bus company has the wifi modems installed in the bus and functional, selection of the routes to pilot, creation of the log in credentials, ensuring the service provider has the log in credentials to update the system; • Bus Company – install the wifi units in the bus ensuring the units have power to operate; • Service Providers – ensuring the wifi data connectivity, ensuring the necessary reporting tools are functional and available to administrators, monthly billing for usage of data.
Wifi modem installed on buses
Route 234 – St. James – Arthur Bus Route 234 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 3
2
35
2
1
1
1
1
40
47
50
52
1
2
1
57 61 68 RIDE TIME (MINS)
71
73
1
1
89
90
Total
riders – 17 assigned
Total
Route Distance (one way) – 87 KM
Route 453 – St. James – Fergus Bus Route 453 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 15 12
12
8
1 6
9
13
14
1
1
25 26 27 RIDE TIME (MINS)
1
1
28
32
2
34
1 39
Total
riders – 56 assigned
Total
Route Distance (one way) – 33 KM
Ride
time breakdown
Route 479 – St. James – Mount Forest Bus Route 479 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 5
1
1
1
8
13
44
1
1
1
49 63 RIDE TIME (MINS)
66
78
Total
riders – 11 assigned
Total
Route Distance (one way) – 85 KM
Ride
time breakdown
Route 425 – Our Lady of Lourdes – Ariss Valley Bus Route 425 Riders / Ride Time (PM) 15 12
Total
12
riders – 56 assigned
Mileage 8
Ride
2 1 6
9
13
14
1
1
1
1
25 26 27 RIDE TIME (MINS)
28
32
1 34
39
(km) coverage – 24 km (one way)
time breakdown
Route 426 – Our Lady of Lourdes – Salem – Elora Bus Route 426 Riders / Ride Time (PM)
Total
18
Mileage Ride
5 2
15
1
1
20
23
2
25
3 1 27
2
31 33 37 RIDE TIME (MINS)
riders – 42 assigned
3
40
2
41
47
1 55
(km) coverage – 40 km (one way)
time breakdown
Route 444 – Our Lady of Lourdes – Alma Bus Route 444 Riders / Ride Time (PM) Total
11
riders – 37 assigned
Mileage Ride 5 4
4
4
3 1
10
16
1
1
1
18
24
37
1
40 41 43 RIDE TIME (MINS)
52
1
57
59
62
(km) coverage – 49 km (one way)
time breakdown
Student Ride Times (PM) 32
19
19 16 13
12
9
8 6
1
2
2
3
3 3 1 1 1
4
4 1
4 1
2
4 2
2
1
6
5
5
4
3 1 1
2
1
3 1 1 1 1
2 2
1 1
6 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 47 49 50 52 55 57 59 61 62 63 66 68 71 73 78 89 90 STUDENT RIDE TIME
Data Totals used - September 2017 - Feb 2018 RT 234
55.10
RT 425
3.23
RT 426
39.63
RT 444
18.86
RT 453
23.15
RT 479
4.57 0
10
20
30 Data Used (Gigabytes)
40
50
60
16.00
Monthly data usage by route
14.00
12.00
Data Used
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00 RT 234
RT 425
RT 426
Sept
Oct
Nov
RT 444
Dec
Jan
RT 453
Feb
RT 479
Does wifi affect the behaviour of students on Buses?
Alberta Education and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8
This question was examined largely through school bus driver perceptions of student behaviour. Across both years of the study, bus drivers generally reported occasional problems (once or twice a https://www.cp24.com/news/school-bus-backs-intoyear; not serious) or no behaviour problems. Instances of routine two-vehicles-and-ends-up-in-ravine-in-boltonserious behaviour problems or occasional serious behaviour 1.3915007 problems reduced from 2012 to 2013. Drivers reported a drop from a single instance (5%) of routine serious behaviour problems in 2012 to zero instances in 2013. Similarly, they reported a drop from two instances (9%) of occasional serious behaviour problems in 2012 to one instance (4%) in 2013. Source: Internet on School Buses: Serving Students in Remote Rural Communities - Publication prepared for Alberta Education and Prairie Rose School Division No. 8© 2013 Learning Designs Inc. - Researcher and author: Maurice Hollingsworth, Ph.D.
