SCAVENGER HUNT CHALLENGE 1

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	India	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugata_Mitra	Google	Phrase searching
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	India	https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html	Google	NIIT meaning
3. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?	Hole in the wall	India		Google
4. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	To put freely accessible computer for use	India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/findings.html	Google	Minimally evasive education
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? 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.[	India