Nippon Microsoft introduces OS and devices for educational institutions, and also has new features to improve the educational environment.

Nippon Microsoft Co., Ltd. held a briefing on the company's initiatives in the education field on the 25th.Introduced the Microsoft 365 A1 for Devices for educational institutions, the OS for educational institutions, Windows 11 SE, and the Device for Educational Institutions equipped with the OS, "Surface Laptop Se".

Microsoft 365 A1 for Devices is a purchase -off license on the terminal.It will be provided globally what was developed as a GIGA School license in Japan.The price is 4128 yen per unit, and it can be used for up to 6 years while the terminal is available.It is possible to manage terminals with "Intune for Education" and include "Office 365 Education" and "Minecraft: Education Edition".

"I was particular about putting Minecraft: Education Edition this time, especially for programming.

Microsoft Teams will provide a new app called Reflect, which grasps the emotions of children and students."You can enter your daily mood like a questionnaire. You can easily vote, so you can use it even in the lower grades of elementary school," says Yamazaki.This will make it possible to visualize the entire class and the fluctuation of personal emotions with data, and find individuals who feel uneasy.

Reading Progress, a reading guidance tool using AI, can be used in Teams.If you record and submit the contents you read by yourself, AI will check the pronunciation and present a score.Adachi Gakuen Junior High School has already used the tool for English education.

On the other hand, Windows 11 SE is a crowdfast type OS for educational institutions seeking high -efficiency devices, and is prepared on the device.It is an OS mainly for elementary and junior high school children and students, and can protect from fishing sites and non -safe downloads with the SmartScreen function.It is designed to work comfortably even at low specifications, and will only develop carefully selected educational institutions.

There are also OSs for educational institutions such as Windows 10 and Windows 11 Pro EDUCATION / EDUCATION, but these are also "high school to universities, high schools, high schools, high schools, from high school to universities.It is suitable for use in educational institutions, "said Yamazaki.

Surface Laptop SE is a device for educational institutions equipped with Windows 11 SE."I responded to the opinion that I wanted to choose a device from a wide range of options, including my budget," says Keishi Ishida, General Manager of the Japan Microsoft Surface Business Division.

Surface Laptop SE supports 720p HD video that is ideal for online learning.The USB-C and USB-A port are installed, and the battery drive time is up to 16 hours.The screws on the back of the housing can be removed, making it easy to repair.

The price is 27,800 yen (excluding tax), Intel Celeron processor N4120, 8GB of memory, and 128GB of memory capacity 128GB (excluding tax) for models with Intel Celeron processor N4020, 4GB of memory, 64GB of memory capacity.It is.In Japan, we will start shipping on November 30.

In addition, at the briefing, Yoko Nakai, General Manager of Microsoft Public Sector Public Sector Business Division, Division of the Division of the Bunka Sales Division, introduced examples at the educational setting.

Konosu City, Saitama Prefecture, has built a full cloud environment where faculty and staff can access teaching and schools anytime, anywhere.In Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, children with roots in foreign countries use the real -time translation function of Office in daily classes, and succeeded in removing the language barriers in remote classes.bottom.In Kagoshima Prefecture, the introduction of a prefectural area education domain has become available for 12 years of elementary, middle and high schools, and it has become possible to accumulate and analyze learning history by acquiring long -term learning logs.

"Microsoft's mission is to enable all students and teachers on the earth to achieve more," Nakai said.