Dot Com Mantra

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Frogs to Princes: Taking the Leap; Almora; Chapter 3 This is India, Madam!; Chapter 4 New Technology, Old Practices; Computers and Rural Development; Chapter 5 Goodbye to the Patwaris; Chapter 6 1A version of this material has been published as an article in the British Journal of Educational Technology. I would like to thank Colin Latchem, the Asia-Pacific Corresponding Editor of BJET for his tireless effort in shaping this article. Also, I would like to thank David Hawkridge for his insightful comments and the anonymous reviewers for their feedback. I am much indebted to Sugata Mitra for challenging and engaging me in this novel and important arena of informal learning; Computing and Cybercafés; Chapter 7 1Some material from this chapter has been used to produce a case study for educational technology and learning. This case study has been published in S. Marshall and W. Kinuthia (eds) (2010), Cases n places: Global cases in educational and performance technology. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing; Chapter 8 Let’s Go Shopping!; Chapter 9 Leisure, Labor, Learning; Chapter 10 Conclusion;