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title: Delhi children learn computing by themselves
date: "2001-08-29T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1688
description: I found it incredible how children in Delhi's slums taught themselves to use the internet through the 'Hole in the Wall' project, showcasing the power of self-directed learning and unsupervised access to technology.
keywords: [hole in the wall, sugata mitra, self-directed learning, digital divide, delhi, educational technology, computer literacy]
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Just leave a computer connected to the Internet near the slums of Delhi, and it's incredible what the [children there do with it](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1502000/1502820.stm)! (More at [India: Hole in the Wall](http://www.greenstar.org/butterflies/Hole-in-the-Wall.htm))