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= Educational Potential of the Raspberry Pi =
The Raspberry Pi can be used to teach 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 into a television or computer monitor, USB keyboard and mouse, and a computer network for use as a basic productivity computer.
* ...attached to a television alone for an information display, slideshow, or movie player.
* '''The Pi has a high-definition video output (HDMI)''' that can also be used with most computer monitors, at resolutions up to the 1080p (Blu-ray quality). '''It also has a standard video connector''' for use with older televisions. The system has 3D graphics capabilities and high-definition video decoding.
* '''At this time, regular 2D graphics do not use the 3D accelerator built into the Pi'''. Therefore, the regular graphical user interface is somewhat slow. The 2D graphics will be hooked up to the 3D accelerator at some point in the future.
= Seneca CDOT and the Raspberry Pi =