SCAVENGER HUNT CHALLENGE I

 CHALLENGE I

Search the Internet for the following facts and information. Write your answers in the table below.

NUGGETS	ANSWER	LOCATION	VALUE: Sources/Author/Date Published/Sponsor/Copyright	Search Engine	Search Technique
1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT, named, started an experiment hole in a wall.	Dr. Sugata Mitra	Kalkaji, New Delhi	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	Boolean Logic
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	India	https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html	Google.com	Phrase searching
3. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?	Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use	Kalkaji, New Delh	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	Term, weighing
4. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	• Community Survey - Delhi Government Report • Academic Performance • Correlation with Educational Facilities • Comparison with Formal Computer Education • Performance of Dropouts • Peer-to-Peer Learning Patterns	India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/findings.html	Google.com	Term weighing
5. What could be the implications of this finding to existing teaching practices especially those that are related with the use of ICT in learning?	This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own	India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	Term weighing

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