SCAVENGER HUNT

CHALLENGE I

Search the Internet and supply 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	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html	The Acronym Finder is © 1988-2018, Acronym Finder, All Rights Reserved	Google	Pseudo-Boolean Logic
3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.	“ hole in the wall”	http://www.hole-in-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole- in- the wall education limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?	To put a freely accessible computer	http://www. Hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole- in- the wall education limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	The acquisition of basic computing skills by any set of children can be achieved through incidental learning	http://www. Hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole- in- the wall education limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
6. What could be the implications of this finding to existing teaching practices especially those that are related with the use of ICT in learning?	Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be
		http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
	an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own. This prompted Dr. Mitra to propose the following hypothesis: The acquisition of basic computing skills by any set of children can be achieved through incidental learning provided the learners are given access to a suitable computing facility, with entertaining and motivating content and some minimal (human) guidance.