BYJU’S student from Chennai developed a prototype of an app for maintaining social distancing!
SaiSamyuktaAdduri, a 14-year-old girlis not just learning with BYJU’S – The Learning App but also innovating tech solutions to sound an alert if the social distancing protocol is violated
Chennai, Mar 09 2021: It is true when people say that kids creativity knows no bounds. Students today are not just amplifying technology to learn but also bring their ideas to life. One such example is a fourteen-year-old android app developer from Chennai, SaiSamyuktaAdduri. A student of class 8th, SaiSamyuktastarted working on a prototype of an app that aids in helping people maintain social distancing, thereby controlling the spread of Coronavirus. As part of her project in Robotics class, SaiSamyukta drew motivation from BYJU’S – The Learning App’s conceptual learning methods, especially in mathematics to fuel her cognitive development and think on different parameters.
A strong believer of online learning, SaiSamyukta believes that the medium has helped her in prioritizing attention towards subjects and learn concepts in a simpler, easier, and more effective manner.Learning with BYJU’S made SaiSamyukta more confident of concepts and further added the advantage of allocating time adequately while managing study and extra-curricular activities like Bharatanatyam and studying Robotics.
SaiSamyuktaAdduri, BYJU’S student recalls, “In the initial phase of lockdown, I saw people suffering from COVID-19. I really wanted to do something that could stop the spread of the virus. Later while studying the idea of the ‘Social Distance Detector’ appsparked, and I started work on it with help of BYJU’S. However, what drew my inspiration were the interactive learning aids on the BYJU’S app.My in-built curiosity and everyday observations determinedme further to add essential features in the prototype. Like the buzzer in the app not just alerts people to follow social distancing protocols but also informs the number of people around a person to maintain a safe distance. I am happy to have learnt the tough concepts in the easiest and fun way with BYJU’S.”
Divya Gokulnath, Co-Founder and Teacher, BYJU’S, said, “BYJU’S has always believed in the holistic development of students by making them fall in love with learning. The personalized learning experience coupled with tech-based learning techniques have always enabled students to become self-paced learners. Sai’s achievements are a testament to the effectiveness of the concepts.We are glad to be a part of SaiSamyukta’s success story, it gives us a feeling of contentment to be able to guide these young minds.”
About BYJU’S (Think & Learn Pvt Ltd)
BYJU’S is India’s largest ed-tech company and the creator of India’s most loved school learning app which offers highly adaptive, engaging and effective learning programs for students in LKG, UKG, classes 1 -12 (K-12) and competitive exams like JEE, NEET and IAS.
BYJU’S launched its flagship product, BYJU’S – The Learning App, for classes 4-12 in 2015. Today, the app has over 75 million registered students and 5.2 million annual paid subscriptions. With an average time of 71 minutes being spent by a student on the app every day from 1700+ cities, the app is creating a whole new way of learning through visual lessons. The Disney. BYJU’S Early Learn App was launched in June 2019, a special offering from BYJU’S for students in classes 1-3 featuring Disney’s timeliness characters. In early 2019, BYJU’S acquired Osmo, a Palo Alto based maker of educational games to transform the whole offline to online learning experience. BYJU’S also acquired White Hat Jr in 2020, a Mumbai-based programming start-up focused on empowering children with coding skills.
BYJU’S has been backed by strong and prominent investors like Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Naspers, CPPIB, General Atlantic, Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Verlinvest, IFC, Aarin Capital, TimesInternet, Lightspeed ventures, Tiger Global, Owl Ventures & Qatar Investment Authority.
Delivering a world-class learning experience, programs from BYJU’S are making learning contextual and visual. The apps have been designed to adapt to the unique learning style of every student, as per the pace, size and style of learning. BYJU’S is paving the way for new-age, geography-agnostic learning tools that sit at the cross section of mobile, interactive content and personalised learning methodologies. BYJU’S is also the official sponsor of the Indian Cricket Team. To read more about BYJU’S, visit our website https://byjus.com/
