SCAVENGER HUNT

SCAVENGER HUNT

CHALLENGE I

Search the Internet and supply the following facts and information to complete 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, Chief Scientist at NIIT	New Delhi, India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Abouthiwel.html	Google	Phrase Searching
2. What does NIIT stands for?	Nigerian Institute of Information Technology	New Delhi, India		Google	Pseudo - Boolean Logic
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. 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	New Delhi, India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Abouthiwel.html	Google	Phrase Searching
4. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	improving elementay education and life skills of children across the world, especially those in disadvantaged communities in rural areas and urban slums.	New Delhi, India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Abouthiwel.html	Google	Phrase Searching
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?	It is really important because we all know that technology helps us a lot and it can make our work more easy.