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Avantis Education Wins Educators Pick Best of STEM 2024 Award for ClassVR

  • By Matt Jones
  • 09/18/24

K–12 virtual reality technology solutions company Avantis Education recently announced that it has received an Educators Pick Best of STEM 2024 Award, according to a news release. For the second consecutive year, Avantis’ ClassVR product won the category of “Trailblazer: Immersive Reality (AR/VR).” The awards program is operated by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), MCH Strategic Data, and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) and judged by a panel of expert STEM educators.

“Virtual reality is a powerful tool to support instruction and engage students in all subject areas, including STEM and we are honored to earn this recognition,” said Huw Williams, Avantis CEO. “This award is judged by STEM educators which makes this win even more meaningful.”

ClassVR is a VR/AR headset and content delivery platform designed for use in K–12 classrooms. The product includes all hardware, software, training and tools, support, and implementation services required for installation. The hardware links to the Eduverse platform, a library of hundreds of thousands of pieces of VR and AR content across all subjects to enhance learning.

“ClassVR definitely found a unique niche within the VR learning environment,” commented one of the program’s judges. “Their platform works within 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 use, IP and MAC address, (and) wireless network connections. ClassVR capitalizes on a simple plug and play framework, using QR codes to easily manage wireless network connections.”

The full list of winners is available here.

About the Author

Matt Jones is senior editor of Spaces4Learning. He can be reached at [email protected].

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