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, Chief Scientist at NIIT, is credited with the discovery of Hole-in-the-Wall.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html	The Acronym Finder is © 1988-2018, Acronym Finder, All Rights Reserved.	Google	Phrase searching
3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.	Hole in the wall	https://www.edutopia.org/blog/self-organized-learning-sugata-mitra	©2018 George Lucas Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved.	Google	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?	Dr. Mitra's team carved a "hole in the wall" that separated the NIIT premises from the adjoining slum in Kalkaji, New Delhi. 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	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	Over the 4 year research phase (2000-2004), HiWEL has extensively studied the impact of Learning Stations on children. Hole-in-the-Wall Learning Stations were installed in diverse settings, the impact of interventions was monitored and data was continually gathered, analyzed and interpreted. Rigorous assessments were conducted to measure academic achievement, behaviour, personality profile, computer literacy and correlations with socio-economic indicators.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/findings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd. 2015	Google	Phrase searching