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Cheyana Lites, a fifth-grader at Sheridan Elementary, watches an educational podcast while riding the bus to her home in Grant County.

Published on December 27, 2007

Shayna Tanner, an eighth-grader at Sheridan Middle School, does homework with her laptop while riding the bus to her home in Grapevine.

Published on December 27, 2007

Chargers holding iPods loaded with educational podcasts await some bus riders in the Sheridan School District.

Published on December 27, 2007

Noah Walthal (top), a second-grader and Katelyn McConathy, a fourth-grader at Sheridan Elementary watch class podcasts on the bus headed home to Grapevine.

Published on December 27, 2007

Kori Davenport, 7, a second-grader at Sheridan Elementary is handed her iPod as soon as she boards the school bud for the trip home.

Published on December 27, 2007

Ethan Clement an 11th-grader at Sheridan High School does classwork on the internet while riding the school bus home to Grapevine.

Published on December 27, 2007

Ron Taylor, (left) and seventh-grader and Tyler McCullough, a 10th-grader at Sheridan work on class lessons via the internet on the bus headed home to Grapevine.

Published on December 27, 2007

Sierra Lites, (left), a 7th grader and Shelby Rhoses, a 6th grader, at Sheridan Middle School work on class assignments on their iBooks on the bus headed home to Grapevine.

Published on December 27, 2007

Satellite wireless routers are installed inside a school bus which has a route between Grapevine and Sheridan. Billy Hudson, a Vanderbilt professor and native of Grapevine, is trying to provide academic help to kids in his old home town and to kids nationwide who live in rural communities with the Aspirnaut Initiative.

Published on December 27, 2007