Samsung has invited the American teachers to participate in the second annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow video competition as part of Samsung’s Hope for Children philanthropic initiative. 

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Committed to the idea of education, especially in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), as the driving force behind future sustainable innovation, Samsung invites 6th—12th grade teachers and their students to produce creative videos that explore the challenge: ‘Show how STEM can help the environment in your community.’

The nine-time Grammy winner and philanthropist John Legend will help promote the program with his organization, The Show Me Campaign. He also participated in P&G’s GIVE Education campaign earlier this year.

The winning teachers and students will receive products, software and programming from Samsung, Microsoft, the Adobe Foundation and DirecTV for their schools, a total retail prize value of over $1 million.

“Over 1,100 schools from across the country responded to last year’s contest challenge and sought ways to improve their environment using math and science. Samsung is thrilled to continue building upon that success,” said David Steel, EVP of Corporate Strategy, Samsung North America. “It is our goal to raise awareness and interest in STEM while providing teachers and students with the resources they need for success.”

Teachers can submit a short application till October 31. Twenty-five selected classrooms will receive a Samsung camcorder and laptop, along with Adobe Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements software to create videos that answer the challenge.

Since its launch in 2004, Samsung, through its Hope for Children initiative, and its partners have donated more than $30 million in technology and other prizes to over 400 U.S. schools.

Another technology giant, Intel, introduces its 1Mx15 Health Program which is aimed to bring technology training to 1 million healthcare workers in developing countries by the end of 2015. The program includes the Intel Skoool Healthcare Education Platforms that provide anytime anywhere multimedia content delivery. Sri Lanka will be the first country to take part in Intel’s 1MX15 Health Program and adopt the Intel Skoool Healthcare Education Platform.