Technology

The use of technology is a part of everyday learning in the classrooms at University School. All campuses have computers with CD-ROMs and Internet access in the classroom. The school’s technology coordinators work with teachers to find web sites that will enhance what is being taught in the classroom.
As students get older, their USJ teachers will be more likely to send them to the Internet to research topics and complete assignments. Teachers have e-mail addresses to provide one more way for students and parents to communicate with them.

Besides computers in the classrooms, the 2-5 Campus, Middle School, and Upper School have computer labs. The Upper and Middle schools also have science technology centers where work done in the lab can be charted and analyzed on computers. The teachers also have access to a projector and computer that they and their students can use for presentations. USJ’s mobile laptop center allows an entire class to access the Internet from their classroom desks.

Students begin learning keyboarding and about the Internet in Lower School; computer classes begin in first grade. By the time they finish Middle School, they are very familiar with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and the ability to do PowerPoint presentations for school assignments. Computer learning is enhanced in Upper School where students can brush up on rusty skills, but also learn how to build web sites and do computer programming.