Bett, the education conference, took place in London’s ExCeL this week. Microsoft was lead sponsor and set up a huge stand featuring Surface devices, Minecraft, workshops and more.
Among the speakers was Anthony Salcito, Vice-President of Education at Microsoft, who gave the keynote. He also offered his views on how technology is changing the sector, saying that tech has changed the world, and schools must change, too.
Click the circles below to see everything that happened at Bett 2018:
Minecraft was lead sponsor for Bett 2018
Children learn to code robots
BBC Click presenter Lara Lewington tries HoloLens, Microsoft’s mixed-reality headset
Anthony Salcito, vice-president of Worldwide Education at Microsoft, delivers the keynote speech
Anthony Salcito, vice-president of Worldwide Education at Microsoft, delivers the keynote speech
The Minecraft area was very popular with visitors
HoloLens demos were very popular
A girl gets creative on Surface Studio
A range of people joined in the workshops that Microsoft ran throughout the event
Microsoft’s tools help empower teachers to engage their students
Ian Fordham (far right), Director of Education for Microsoft UK, chats to Anne Milton (second from left), Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
Microsoft held a range of talks that focused on helping teachers in the classroom
The Surface area
Anyone visiting the Microsoft stand could try out the new chemistry update in Minecraft: Education Edition
A Surface Hub
Microsoft’s stand also featured partners who wanted to help attendees be creative
Mike Tholfsen, principal product manager of Microsoft Education, shows off the accessibility features in Edge, OneNote, Word and PowerPoint
Showing how students can turn pictures into 3D models using Office
The workshops were also a hit with education professionals wanting to learn more about Microsoft’s products
Mark Christian, Global Director of Immersive Learning at Pearson, talks about using mixed-reality in education
Microsoft and Lego gave visitors the chance to take home a free pencil case
Andy Nagle, Microsoft UK Education CTO, gives a talk one of the Bett stages
