Lenovo announces Ontario Visionary Teachers Contest to bring immersive virtual learning to classrooms

Teachers are given chance to win a 10-pack Lenovo Virtual Reality Classroom Kit

TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2018 /CNW/ - Yesterday evening, Lenovo officially launched the VR Classroom Kit in Canada, a digitally immersive and educationally driven innovation, at the Immersed Conference in Toronto. The launch came with the announcement of the Lenovo Ontario Visionary Teachers Contest, whereby teachers' grade 7 – 12 in Ontario have the opportunity to win a 10-pack VR Classroom Kit for their school.

To demonstrate how educational technology can enhance lesson plans and lead to advanced learning opportunities, Marc Saltzman became teacher for the evening, leading guests on headsets through one of the Scholastic-built lesson plans (CNW Group/Lenovo)

"Digital innovation, like that found through VR, unlocks students' learning potential and enhances education dramatically," said Marc Saltzman, Canadian tech expert and Lenovo partner. "Imagine being able to virtually discover animal evolution by exploring the depths of Africa. On-demand lesson plans offer teachers more engaging content and dynamic learning tools for new classroom opportunities."

Designed for Classrooms
The Lenovo VR Classroom Kit is the first of its kind to be created specifically for use in the classroom for students grades 7-12. The kit, which come in three, ten or 24 packs, allow teachers to take students through lesson plans simultaneously and is made to be disinfected after each use. VR experiences are delivered using Lenovo's first standalone Mirage Solo, the first all-in-one wireless VR headset with Google Daydream, which means no tethered cables, PCs or smartphones, a hand controller for increased interactivity, motion-tracking technology and 110-degree field view so that students can more freely discover the world around them.

Curriculum and Teacher Support
Captivating and curriculum-derived educational content are included with the kit. Custom Scholastic STEM lesson plans, VR videos from the Wild Immersion endorsed by Jane Goodall, and access to 1000+ virtual reality field trips through the Google Expeditions app make it easy for teachers to implement. Teachers are fully supported to implement the technology through a formal onboarding, ongoing training sessions and access to a fully bilingual helpdesk.

To learn more about the contest or the VR Classroom kit, teachers are encouraged to visit www.lenovo.com/vrcontest.

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