Using Skype in the Maths Classroom to teach a student who has had an operation

One of my students in Year 11 Extension 1 Mathematics was scheduled to have an operation on his knee and came up with a brilliant plan to not fall behind. The course goes very quickly and missing any lesson can be difficult - we were going to cover Superannuation using a GP.

He organised with a friend to skype in from home to watch the lesson as we progressed.

For part of the lesson, he was sitting on a table in front of the projector screen (well... the laptop he was skyped into).

For the rest of the lesson, he sat in his usual seat.

I wonder if UStream would have been an easier alternative - although it would not have allowed him to put up his hand and ask any questions.