Scavenger Hunt Challenge 1

NUGGETS	ANSWER	LOCATION	VALUE: Sources/Author/Date Published/Sponsor/Copyright	Search Engine
1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT, named, started an experiment hole in a wall.	Dr. Sugata Mitra	India	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugata_Mitra
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	India	https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html
3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.	Hole in the wall	India
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 freely accessible computer for use	India
5. 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
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?	·         Become computer literate on their own, that is, they can learn to use computers and the Internet for most of the tasks done by lay users. ·         Teach themselves enough English to use email, chat and search engines. ·         Learn to search the Internet for answers to questions in a few months time. ·         Improve their English pronunciation on their own. ·         Improve their mathematics and science scores in school. ·         Answer examination questions several years ahead of time. ·         Change their social interaction skills and value systems. ·         Form independent opinions and detect indoctrination.[5]	India	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimally_invasive_education