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→Educational Potential of the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi can be used in teaching a number of topics related to logic, computer programming, electronics and computer technology, and mathematics. It provides a basic computer system, roughly equivalent to a good desktop PC from the early 2000's, on a circuit board exactly the same size as a credit card. You can use the Raspberry Pi in many different ways; for example, it can:
* ...be plugged plug into a television or computer monitor, USB keyboard and mouse, and a computer network for use as a basic productivity computer* ...attached attach to just a television for an information display, slideshow, or movie player
* ...connect to various devices; for example:
** With a set of speakers, the Raspberry Pi can read out information or play recordings
** With a webcam and battery pack, it can record video during science experiments, such as a launch via weather-balloon
* ...be easily connected connect to devices such as lights (LEDs), switches, and sensors
* ...run a webserver
* ...be the controller for:
** lights
** special effects in drama presentations
** many traditional programming languages, including BASIC, C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Haskell, and many others