Scavenger Hunt 1

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	New Delhi, India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Begginigs.html	www.google.com	Phrase Searching
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	India	https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=niit+meaning&rlz=1C1CHBF_enPH804PH804&oq=niit+meaning&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.14935j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8	www.google.com	Phrase Searching
3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.	Hole in the Wall	Kalkaji, New Delhi	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Abouthiwel.html	www.google.com	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 separate the NIIT premises from the adjoining slum.	Kalkaji, New Delhi.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	www.google.com	Phrase Searching
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	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.	Kalkaji, New Delhi	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	www.google.com	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?	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.	Kalkaji, New Delhi	https://www.edutopia.org/blog/self-organized-learning-sugata-mitra	www.google.com	Phrase Searching