Technology is not just a subject at Universal – it is a way of learning & a way of life! At Universal, Technology is an integral part of bringing together the learners, teachers, parents & community & not just a parade of new gadgetry. Indeed, Universal & its staff have earned wide-spread acclaim for being the digital revolutionaries our aging education system needs so badly.
The Tablet is a portable computer with a multi touch screen, an audio-video player & an internet browser. Every Pre-primary learner is handed out an individual Tablet for a particular lesson or activity for a specified time interval in a scheduled manner as per the curricular programme for that particular group. The teacher then starts a particular Tablet-aided activity or lesson plan aimed at accomplishing a particular learning objective.
Children learn a whole host of things – including alphabets, numbers, drawing, colouring, cursive writing, maths, flash cards & memory games – on the iPod. It is Interesting, Intuitive, Interactive and promotes Individual Learning.
Cognitive skills development: Concepts such as reading, writing, rhymes, stories, values, numbers, shapes, sizes, colours, etc. are simply better grasped & learnt on the iPod.
Digital educational content and live presentation are telecasted in all class rooms.
Universal is the first school in Asia to use Nintendo Wii for providing “Virtual PE” and “Virtual Music” lessons for its learners, in addition to real life sports and music training. The Nintendo Wii (pronounced “We”) is a video game console that allows users to control a game using physical gestures using motion sensing technology. In effect, players have to actually swing their arms to hit a ball while playing virtual Tennis or to bang a drum while playing virtual music.