Why Wireless?

I have read a very interesting blog about a wireless network set up at Karl Fisch's Arapaho High School. The question was posed why set up such an accessible system that students will be able to use anytime and anywhere on campus. The thought was that this would encourage the students to get off task with their lesson and be overly preoccupied with web surfing. Mr. Fisch believed that this was not so. He saw the wireless web being offered at the school as an opportunity for the students to be exposed to the future of communication so that they will become more active learners. They will be able to solve problems and even fore think problems in advance and through technology be able to solve them and maneuver through an ever more complex world of communication.
Fisch gave his students credit. He said that Arapaho was a nurturing school that encourages its students to explore and learn. He cited that anyone who would get off task due to the new system would be redirected to their studies. He said in so many words that it was not fair to assume that these students would be irresponsible learners. We as educators, should, give them every advantage to become technologically educated. This is because the world that these graduates will inherit will demand a whole new kind of communication skill. Why not encourage and even teach these youngsters through whatever tools available, even the wireless web, to be independent thinkers and problem solvers through technology.