Chicago — Avantis Education, a leader in virtual reality technology for K-12 schools, has been named a winner in the 2024 Educators Pick Best of STEM® Awards. The company’s flagship product, ClassVR, won in the Trailblazer: Immersive Reality (AR/VR) category. This is the second consecutive year that Avantis has won this award.
“Virtual reality is a powerful tool to support teaching and engage students across all subject areas, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and we are honoured to receive this recognition,” said Huw Williams, CEO of Avantis. “This award is judged by STEM educators, which makes this award even more meaningful.”
The awards program, conducted in collaboration with the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), MCH Strategic Data, and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), recognizes innovative products, technologies, and services that are changing the world of STEM education. A panel of STEM education experts evaluates the program in two parts.
“The 2024 Best of STEM Awards winners were selected by educators for their innovation, interdisciplinary approach, and focus on providing students with opportunities to tackle real-world challenges,” said Daylene Long, CEO of Catapult x and founder of the Best of STEM Awards, in a statement announcing the winners. “Judges highlighted that these forward-thinking companies offer transformative tools that enrich classroom experiences and encourage students to thoughtfully engage with the world around them.”
ClassVR is an all-in-one virtual and augmented reality headset and content platform designed specifically for K-12 classrooms. It includes all the hardware, software, tools, training, support, and implementation services needed to implement virtual and augmented reality in the classroom. It also provides access to the Eduverse platform, ClassVR’s robust content library that gives educators access to hundreds of thousands of pieces of virtual and augmented reality content and resources to enhance lessons and engage students more deeply in their learning.
“ClassVR has definitely found a unique niche within the VR learning environment,” commented one Best of STEM 2024 educator judge. “Their platform works on 90-95 percent of various (operating systems and devices) and their dynamic learning management system solves common student privacy issues (found in) VR platforms. With the addition of Eduverse, their built-in MDM system easily tracks student usage, IP and MAC address, (and) wireless network connections. ClassVR leverages a simple plug and play framework, using QR codes to easily manage wireless network connections.”
To see the complete list of winners, visit www.bestofstemawards.com/2024-winners-of-best-of-stem/.
For more information about Avantis and its offerings, please visit www.avantiseducation.com and www.classvr.com.
About Avantis
Avantis Education, the creators of ClassVR, offers simple classroom technology used by over 2 million students in 200,000 classrooms in over 90 countries.
The world's first virtual reality technology designed specifically for education provides everything a school needs to seamlessly implement VR technology into any classroom, all at an affordable price. For more information, please visit www.avantiseducation.com and www.classvr.com.
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