Microsoft at BETT 2019: in pictures
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:
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- Surface devices on the Microsoft stand
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- Microsoft UK CEO CIndy Rose with Chris Rothwell (left), Director of Education, and Chris Perkins, General Managr of Public Sector
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- Microsoft published its agenda for BETT in braille
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- The workshop area, where Microsoft staff held talks and demos
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- Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Education at Microsoft, delivers his keynote speech
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- A map showing where BETT attendees have travelled from
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- A Creeper and a Villager outside the Minecraft stand
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- The Minecraft section was decorated to look like the game
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- Free badges for attendees
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- The mixed reality section proved popular all week
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- Bumblebee from The Transformers films
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- Cecily Morrison, a researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, and Craig Meador, president of American Printing House for the Blind, with Code Jumper
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- The AI juice bar gave people free drinks depending on their reactions to pictures
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- A science experiment in one of Microsoft’s areas
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- Hector Minto, Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, talks about accessibility
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- Microsoft teamed up with the BBC for a film about the environment
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- A Minecraft tree on the Microsoft stand
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- The Xbox Adaptive Controller, which makes it easier for people with disabilities to play video games
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- Surface devices waiting to be used on the Microsoft stand
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- Barbara Holzapfel, GM of Education Marketing at Microsoft, on stage at BETT
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- In this section, people could learn how deep an ocean is
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- Surface devices
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- Lego also had a presence on Microsoft’s stand
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- Windows 10 on the Microsoft stand
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- Attendees could get hands-on with Microsoft’s devices
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- Damian Hinds, Education Secretary, delivers his speech
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- Surface devices running WIndows 10
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- The Device Lab on the Microsoft stand
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- The conference area, where Microsoft staff held talks throughout the week