Third world countries are entering the technology craze!
What child is not motivated to learn when they have a computer at their fingertips? If you didn’t see 60 minutes on May 20, you’ll have to check it out on-line. An MIT professor, Nicholas Negroponte, has dedicated the last two years to developing a laptop that is highly durable to water and extreme temperature and only $100 a piece. Negroponte is willing to make these available to families in the US—with a stipulation—buy one for your child and buy one to give to a child in a poor country.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/20/60minutes/main2830058.shtmlInteresting idea! Tell us what you think!