NY School Provides Laptops, Free Home Internet

BRONX (CBS) ― Some local schools are going high tech with a special device that'll let them access school work 24/7, from the classroom or from home. A school in the South Bronx is going hi-tech, with special low-cost computers and free internet access at home. Fifth graders from PS-5 in the Port Morris section of the Bronx are excited. All eyes are on their new XO laptop computers, donated to the school by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte, who designed them years ago for children in developing countries. The computers normally cost just $200, and will be given to every student in the school to use and take home from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. "By browsing I learned about New York state, I learned about the election," Fifth grader Jeron Randolph said. "I think it's going to make them really smart, because [there are]... [read full story]