BETT, one of the largest education technology conferences in the world, was held in London last week.
Microsoft had a large stand at the event, which featured 850 companies, 103 start-ups and 34,700 attendees from 131 countries. Staff from the technology business gave talks, demos and speeches, while also talking to teachers, education experts and school pupils about why Surface, Office and Minecraft are perfect for the classroom.
Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Education at Microsoft, used his keynote to say that the UK is leading the way in how technology should be used in school.
Here’s a round-up of what happened:

Surface devices on the Microsoft stand

Microsoft UK CEO CIndy Rose with Chris Rothwell (left), Director of Education, and Chris Perkins, General Managr of Public Sector

Microsoft published its agenda for BETT in braille

The workshop area, where Microsoft staff held talks and demos

Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Education at Microsoft, delivers his keynote speech

A map showing where BETT attendees have travelled from

A Creeper and a Villager outside the Minecraft stand

The Minecraft section was decorated to look like the game

Free badges for attendees

The mixed reality section proved popular all week

Bumblebee from The Transformers films

Cecily Morrison, a researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, and Craig Meador, president of American Printing House for the Blind, with Code Jumper

The AI juice bar gave people free drinks depending on their reactions to pictures

A science experiment in one of Microsoft’s areas

Hector Minto, Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, talks about accessibility

Microsoft teamed up with the BBC for a film about the environment

A Minecraft tree on the Microsoft stand

The Xbox Adaptive Controller, which makes it easier for people with disabilities to play video games

Surface devices waiting to be used on the Microsoft stand

Barbara Holzapfel, GM of Education Marketing at Microsoft, on stage at BETT

In this section, people could learn how deep an ocean is

Surface devices

Lego also had a presence on Microsoft’s stand

Windows 10 on the Microsoft stand

Attendees could get hands-on with Microsoft’s devices

Damian Hinds, Education Secretary, delivers his speech

Surface devices running WIndows 10

The Device Lab on the Microsoft stand

The conference area, where Microsoft staff held talks throughout the week