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SCAVENGER HUNT


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
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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


H.I.W.E.L(Hole In The Wall Education Ltd)


Google.com

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2. What does NIIT stands for?
National Institute of Information Technology
https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html
Acronym Finder

Google.com

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3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.
Delhi’s Slum-Dwellers: Deprivation,
Preferences and Political Engagement
among the Urban Poor


https://www.theigc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Banerjee-Et-Al-2012-2-Working-Paper.pdf


IGC(International Growth Centre)


Google.com


Boolean Logic
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?
Dr. Mitra's team carved a hole in the wall so that they can put up a freely accessible computer



http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html




H.I.W.E.L(Hole In The Wall Education Ltd)




Google.com




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5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?
Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children


http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html


H.I.W.E.L(Hole In The Wall Education Ltd)


Googgle.com


Boolean Logic
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?
In addition, local teachers and field observers noted that the children demonstrated improvements in enrollment, attendance and performance on school examinations, particularly in subjects that deal with computing skills; English vocabulary and usage; concentration, attention span and problem-solving skills; and working cooperatively and self-regulation.









https://www.edutopia.org/blog/self-organized-learning-sugata-mitra







Sugata Mitra







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