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Shelters across the country offer food, clothing, shelter—and Wi-Fi. For teens growing up in poverty, or young adults who are homeless, the world can look like a bleak place. These youth need opportunities to overcome the adversity they face and achieve success.

A mobile phone owner.  iPad user.  A household of tech lovers.  It is not surprising that cables get tied, go missing, get stolen (or eaten by the dog!), and each plug socket around the house is taken up with a device on charge.

Well imagine the same problem but faced by a class of 30 tablet loving children in a classroom, that expect to be ready to use their devices simultaneously at a touch of a button every day. 

Many people until faced with a problem such as the above may not even know that charging stations for tablets exist.  But now we are here to tell you they do!  And explain – “What is a tablet charging station?!”

 “The entire system has come together quite nicely and our pilots love it, but there were several obstacles to overcome along the way,” Rossini said. “The first issue I ran into was where to securely store 10 iPads while keeping them charged. After a few hours of searching online, I found a charging tower designed for schools or malls as a secure place to charge devices. We got in touch with the company and they enabled a back-end management system that allows us to set the PIN codes for each locker. It’s a significant investment at $4,000, but the cost of replacing 10 iPads is just as much. It is also nice because we have a few extra lockers to expand into or the instructors can use them to charge their own devices between flights,” Rossini said.

Online and iPad check-ins are helping to reduce queueing and check-in times.  Smarter rooms are becoming important, with room service ordering facilities, personalised welcome messages on screens, and fast Wi-Fi and broadband, so guests can connect as easily as they would at home.

To develop the technology literacy skills required for 21st century success, students need anytime, anywhere access to digital tools. But students who grow up in poverty are far less likely to have or use these tools at home. This is why a growing number of schools have developed digit