From the CBS Early Show:

Garrett Schram of Boise, Idaho, (left) is the first student in the country to attend school from a hospital room by using a new business video conferencing device. (See video here.)

Called Roundtable, the device with tiny cameras pointed in every direction makes it possible for Garrett to participate in classes at Sawtooth Middle School even though he’s being treated for bone cancer at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.

The Microsoft technology provides a real-time audio-video connection between the hospital and his classroom, allowing Garrett to keep up with lessons and stay connected with his community, teachers and peers.

Microsoft says it is donating thirty of the devices to hospitals this year.

(CBS graphic)

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