. >> reporter: when nine grader inisa perez takes the bus home from school.n and send a message to your teacher? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: she does her homework using the school bus' wi-fi network. daryl adams is superintendent of the coachella school district in southern california. he's a former rock musician who believes technology is the key to a quality education. >> the router is mounted right here in the front of the bus. >> reporter: under his direction, coachella became the first school district in the country to put ipads in the hands of students. he uncovered a new problem. most student like inesa do not have internet at home. >> i would be sitting here late at night and driving by and kids would be sitting there in their cars doing homework with their students. >> reporter: most can't afford internet access at home. michelle is a senior. what would you do when you needed internet access? >> i would go to starbucks. >> reporter: and do your homework? >> yes. >> to us, that is unacceptable. we can do better. and we started thinking about, hey, we have