Fifth Week of Class

This week of class we were introduced to a great site called Doc Zone which is a CBC Documentary site.  After visiting this site I found there are a large number of excellent documentaries that would complement a wide range of topics relevant to the classroom, even the mathematics classroom.  Here are a few recommended documentaries:


CBC - Doc Zone - Episode - Meltdown: The Men Who Crashed the World Meltdown: The Secret 

CBC - Doc Zone - Episode - Sext Up Kids

Hyper Parents & Coddled Kids - Doc Zone | CBC-TV

I am still searching for the one that really sparked my interest called, "Plastic Island".  So far I am unable to find it.

The Sapphire 7

Finally, I want to post an image of a truly incredible example of how rapidly the cost of technology is coming down.  Here is a tablet that sells for only $70.

 

Product Specifications:

Operation system	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Processor	Rockchip RK2926 Cortex A9 running at 1.0GHz
GPU	Multicore Mali-400 MP support OpenVG 1.1, OpenGL ES 2.0
RAM	512MB DDR III
Internal Storage	4GB/8GB * NAND Flash ( * Sapphire 7 II only )
Removable Storage	MicroSD card up to 32GB
Display	7 inch LED-backlit screen with 800*480 resolution
Touch Panel	Multi-touch capacitive touch screen
Camera	Front 0.3M pixel, back 2.0M # pixel ( # Sapphire 7 II only )

 I was so impressed I have purchased one for my 6 year old daughter's birthday.