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Microsoft revealed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Microsoft ‘Windows in the Classroom’ event, in partnership with Sidmach, an ICT firm. Microsoft 365 Education is a single, affordable technology solution built for education. Microsoft 365 Education consists of applications and products integrated to aid learning at all levels. The product will empower teachers by making it possible for them to use applications when instructing students.

Microsoft says the new product will make it easier and cheaper for schools to acquire all the products they need at a go. The company says they have modernised and simplified its licensing programme.

 

According to Microsoft, the product is available in 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and hopes to grow the number of partners as it unveils more tech products for education.

 

Mark East, Microsoft regional education lead in Europe Middle East and Africa said, “We know that schools want simple to purchase, simple to manage, secure and efficient systems. “Microsoft 365 Education is designed to deliver on that need. Millions of teachers and students are already using Office 365 for Education to communicate and collaborate with each other every day”.

 

Features on the new products include School Data Sync which populates classes with student rosters connected to the school’s information system, OneNote Class Notebooks which allows teachers to organise interactive classrooms, End-to-end assignment management which enables teachers to create and distribute grading and feedback as well as integrate apps into the classroom.

 

The solution brings together Office 365, Windows 10, Intune for Education, Minecraft: Education Edition and Enterprise Mobility + Security, in a single cloud-based package.

 

Ms Jordan Belmonte, Education Programme Manager, Microsoft Nigeria, said that Microsoft provided easy and skilful modes of modern teaching.

 

“With mounting pressure on educational institutions to continually improve students’ achievement and prepare them with skills they will need when they enter the workforce, the aim of Microsoft 365 Education is to get schools up and running faster through simplified acquisition and deployment.

 

“This eliminates wasted time and delivers new capabilities to teachers and students to help them learn and work in new ways.

 

“Microsoft 365 is able to connect all the teachers in the world. Some of the features embedded like One Note, aids multiple language learning and has features suitable for special needs of children, she said.

 

In her presentation, Mrs Jaye Richards-Hills, Business Development Manager, Education, Microsoft, said that gone were the days when the teacher was an all-knowing instructor, as the pupils had access to knowledge through technology.

 

She said that there was a shift from the traditional teacher-led mode of learning to a more collaborative mode. According to her, Microsoft looks at what the teachers wanted and build them to pedagogical tools.

 

“The desire to prepare students for the future is what is propelling Microsoft to build technology that’s easy to use and empowering for both teachers and students,’’ she said.

 

Microsoft 365 Education makes it possible to unlock creativity in each student with immersive and engaging apps like Minecraft: Education Edition. It enhances independence and efficiency for students of all abilities using intelligent tools built into office apps.

 

Teachers drawn from selected secondary schools participated in the event.

 

 

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