Microsoft's focus on education ahead of the launch of the Anniversary Update

When we talk about potential markets for brands on many occasions, we are referring mainly to domestic and business markets, but there is another niche, such as education, that traditionally companies have not paid as much attention, at least the technological ones and that is something that is changing in recent times.

We have seen how Apple has been able to carry it out, placing its devices, especially tablets, I mean iPad, in colleges, institutes and universities and it has succeeded because it ​​had behind it the support of a good number of applications created for this purpose in all areas.

We are not going to go into whether or not Cupertino encourages developers in any way, but what is clear is that has become a role modeland from Microsoft they already set it as a goal with a view to launching the latest update of its operating system, Windows 10.

Hopes are set with Windows 10 Anniversary Update, as they plan to introduce a series of features related to the education sector with the to turn its platform into a more attractive product for students and professionals in the sector.

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To begin with, think about the creation of an application store, but specific to the sector educational, something similar to Apple&39;s education apps. A series of applications, whether free or paid, that the teacher can buy and send>."

To this end, the teacher will have a configuration tool for various PCs for the classroom and it will also be a simple tool, so that Any teacher without the need for technical knowledge can carry out the installation and configuration of the entire system in the classroom.

In this way the teacher can control everything that the students have installed on each computer and carry out the relevant tasks so that at all times the software adapts to the needs of the class. to impart.

More interaction with digital whiteboards

If you are related to this sector, you will know that one of the elements that little by little are entering the classroom with force are the digital whiteboards and this is a field in which Microsoft also wants to enter, promoting the combined use of Windows 10 with digital whiteboards for which they launch tools like Windows Ink to write 'by hand' on a touch screen or redesigned applications like Classroom, OneNote, or Minecraft: Education Edition

In addition the use of Cortana will be promoted, so that students and teachers can test the advantages it offers when making queries and interacting with other programs that may be installed inside the computer.

These plans show that the education sector is no longer the ugly duckling of the market, given that given the progressive implementation of new technologies in the classroom increasingly represent a niche for potential customers for the present (being children it is much easier to reach them) and for the future to be conquered with their products.

Via | Educationthreepointzero