Here at Best Buy, we’re all about providing our customers with the tools they need to keep on growing, helping them pursue their passions and enrich their lives with the help of technology. But we also recognize that in addition to the right tools, we also need the right people in our lives to guide us, teach us, and help us reach that next level in our development.
For Back to School this year, we want to celebrate those people, those teachers who faced a year of unexpected challenges and adapted to them, arming themselves with the right tech to keep teaching so that we can all keep learning.
To do so, we partnered with two prominent content creators: multidisciplinary designer Will Selviz and visual storyteller Tyler Stalman. Check out the videos below to see how we helped each of them reconnect with an influential mentor, while giving them tech and tools to fully show their appreciation to people who’ve made a huge impact in their lives.
Will Selviz, Multi-Dimensional Designer from Toronto, thanks an influential mentor who helped with his career development and discusses the value of paying it forward as a mentor himself.
Will was a co-facilitator for a program led by Jessica Yamoah, Founder and CEO of INNOVATE INC. The program gives youth access to professionals and corporate settings to raise awareness about career paths in business, innovation, and technology. Karl was one of the youth who participated in the program, and as a result Will mentors him today. Will’s organization: RENRD FOUNDATION is focused on digital design. They collaborate with Jessica, other industry leaders, and organizations who support their work to provide mentorship, direct access to industry standard equipment, and culturally diverse programming.
In the video, Will discusses how creating 3-D animations and other 3-D work requires special equipment and he knows he can count on Best Buy to have the technology he needs, like many Microsoft technologies he showed in the video including the Microsoft Surface Pro.
Tyler Stalman from Calgary thanks the high school teacher who encouraged his creativity and interest in video production
Tyler showed several devices that are ideal for anyone learning or teaching video production. These include the ideal vlogging companion, a Sony Cyber-shot ZV-1 Digital Camera; the compact and light Deity D4 DUO Microphone for crystal clear audio indoors and outdoors; a Manfrotto Beefree Live Aluminum tripod and Zhiyun Weebill-S gimbal stabilizer, two products essential for high resolutions still and smooth and steady video footage; and to store the footage and enable fast data transfer to a computer for processing, a Lexar Professional 128GB memory card.
Who inspired you to learn
Having the right tech while learning is very important; but we also need to meet wonderful teachers and mentors along our educational journey. We all have a story to tell of one or more teachers who elevated our learning or inspired us. I can think of several in my life, and I also have one teacher from when my children were in school: their grade 3 teacher, Mr. Bonenfant, inspired me to be a better parent with his amazing teaching style and patience. Let us know about the tech you think is essential for learning and who inspired you. Enter below and nominate one teacher or mentor for a chance for you or the person you nominate to win a $750 Best Buy gift certificate.
How to enter
Entering this contest is easy and you can enter once for yourself and once for someone you know:
- Leave a comment below this article and tell us the first name of a mentor who helped you learn and what tech available at Best Buy do you consider to be essential for students going back to school
- Send an email to “bestbuyblog@bestbuycanada.ca“ AND CC a teacher or mentor so they are aware that you entered them in this contest. In the subject line put: “What tech will help you achieve contest” and in the body of the email tell us which teacher or mentor you are nominating to win this contest and why.
NOTE: do not put your teacher or mentor’s last name or personal email in the comments below; they should only be mentioned in the email.
What you can win
At the end of this contest we will randomly select one winner from all comments left on the blog article for this contest (French and English) AND randomly select two winners from all nominations sent via email so the person nominated can win the prize. Each winner will receive a Best Buy Canada Gift Certificate worth $750.
This contest runs from August 30th until September 30th.
Remember you can enter once for yourself in a blog comment AND once for a teacher or mentor who inspired you in an email as mentioned above.
What will tech help us achieve Contest Rules and Regulations
Good Luck
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My mentor is my coworker Lisa. The essential tech equipment for students – The Microsoft Surface Pro.
A new laptop!
My son Attila was my mentor.
My first boss, Joan, was a huge mentor to me when I was starting out. A good laptop or tablet are essential for students going back to school.
I need a laptop
my sister Lisa who is a teacher and has never worked so hard at her job. a laptop or ipad has been essential for back to school
Murielle-Laptop.
David was, and still is, my learning mentor; laptops are essential for students going back to school
Herb. And a solid, reliable laptop.
Will always helps me with anything that comes to tech because I am not very good at it.
Great contest! My mentor was a coworker named Stephen who really opened my eyes to every piece of tech needed for a great home set-up for school and homework. Can’t wait to upgrade my router and printer to make my setup even better!
My mentor was a co-worker Richard who really helped me out. The essential tech equipment for students I think would be The Microsoft Surface Pro.
MY GIRLFRIEND PUT ME RIGHT AT EASE TO LEARNTHE SKILLS INVOLVED LAPTOPS ARE AMUST AS WE GO FORWARD
MY HUSBAND PUT ME RIGHT AT EASE TO LEARNTHE SKILLS INVOLVED LAPTOPS ARE AMUST AS WE GO FORWARD
My friend Paul is my mentor and any laptop is a must for back to school.
Ricardo is my mentor- and i think that Best Buy is the best place to get a Surface Pro book/laptop for upcoming school needed tech
My dad was my PC mentor ! He helped me with learn how to use a PC. I believe a laptop is an essential back to school supply!
My wife is my technology mentor. A laptop is essential for going back to school.
Steve Jobs is my mentor! I need a new MacBook for our homeschooling family!
Shane has helped me to use computers better than what I was doing.
Laptop would be vitally important to students
My teacher Gary was essential in helping me discover my love of technology. I consider having a laptop of some kind as essential for students going back to school.
My wife, Rachel! Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite 8.7″ 32GB Android Tablet with MediaTek MT8768T 8-Core Processor!
My son teachs me electronics everyday I would love a faster computer
my friend Ian as he always has new physics articles as well as his and ens boo the simple universe
My girlfriend is my mentor. She helped me learned how to use technology to save me time and money. A laptop such as a Microsoft Surface Pro is essential for student for back to school.
A fast reliable laptop is essential for school and work
Roger was a mentor and a computer would be essential for students returning to school.
My teacher Sylvie was my mentor. Students really need a laptop.
Laptops are essential for work and so much more
Bruce is my mentor. Students require computers.
Bernie who introduced the wonders of techonology. And a good sturdy laptop will take students far.
Claire is my mentor and the best tech for students is a laptop for easy to take anywhere factor
Richard is the name of my mentor. And I think the Microsoft Surface Pro is a most needed piece of tech to help make things easier and is essential to good learning
Laptops are the most essential
My school teacher Mr. F was the first one who taught me how to use computer.
My Wife was my mentor to technology. I now have found it a regular part of work and play. I think a Laptop is essential for going back to school.
I had several teacher in high school who could see the potential of home computers. I think a laptop is essential for students now.
My school teacher named Mr. L was my computer teacher and mentor. I think a laptop for students would be essential for kids going back to school especially with online learning.
Laptops are essential for work and so much more
My husband first introduced me to a computer over 30 years ago and I was hooked. A good quality fast computer is essential for back to school and the knowledge to use it.
My mentor James got me into computers in the late 90s. It was a good decision.
My department head Jim showed me how to maximize our 1-to-1 laptop program to help students achieve their best! Laptops are the ultimate tool students need to succeed.
Mon informatique par le travail ! Je pense que de nos jours, les ordinateurs portables sont essentiels.
My Dad mentored me in playing music. I think all kids going back to school need a good laptop.
My tech mentor is my friend MJ! He’s a software specialist and so he’s always guiding me on how to best utilize technology!
As for what I consider essential for BTS in university, where most of us are still online, I would believe a quality set of headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM4s to be ideal for online learning in a space where more than one person may be!
My teacher Maria at high school taught me a lot about computers. Laptop is definitely the most convenient & useful for going back to school.
My father, Andrew, owned an oil change shop and working there was my first job ever. He taught me how to work on cars and now I can do all my own maintenance so I am grateful for everything he has taught me!
I think laptops are essential back-to-school tech so I think the Acer Porsche Design Book RS 14″ Touchscreen Laptop would be great!
My Husband! Since working from home he has been my tech ‘guy’! I couldn’t do it without him.
My grade 8 typing/business teacher, who was also my Mom’s good friend, was a GOOD teacher who made me learn from my mistakes when I was a student in her class. Even my ex brother-in-law I recall said that she was a good teacher! She was someone who I liked and still do, and she officiated at my mother’s funeral even when she died 4 years ago. I liked her class and her class was the only one in junior high I DID like. She was a teacher who genuinely cared about her students progress and she inspired me to learn. : )
My IT through work! I think nowadays laptops are essential.
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