The next decade will see a shift in how children are taught in schools, with technology helping young people and teachers place a greater emphasis on learning outside the classroom.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the view of Anthony Salcito<\/a><\/strong>, Vice-President of Education at Microsoft<\/a><\/strong>, who delivered a keynote speech at the annual BETT<\/a><\/strong> educational technology conference in London on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Salcito said that students today were increasingly keen to start having an impact the world, and are using technology to develop their own ways of learning that fit in with their personal lives. Rather than using tech for the sake of it, more young people were using it to learn new skills and collaborate. That will see teachers and their pupils working more closely together to extend education from hour-long, classroom-based lessons into any place, at any time, on any device.<\/p>\n \u201cI think a big theme of the next decade is technology that enables schools to act as a learning hub, a central place for education, but the focus is on the rest of a student\u2019s learning pathway, not just what happens in the classroom,\u201d Salcito said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you think about the three big investments that schools make, they\u2019re constantly thinking about what\u2019s happening with instruction in the classroom, what\u2019s happening with the operations of their school, and also learning beyond the classroom. Over the past few decades, the focus has been heavily weighted on the classroom experience. I think we will see a shift, where schools will create a foundation of inclusive, flexible, data-driven buildings and spaces that will enable students to learn beyond those walls.\u201d<\/p>\n Anthony Salcito speaks on stage at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-3.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-5.jpg” class=”wp-image-75844 size-full” src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning.jpg” alt=”Anthony Salcito speaks on stage at BETT” width=”3362″ height=”2005″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning.jpg 3362w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-5.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-6.jpg 200w” sizes=”(max-width: 3362px) 100vw, 3362px”><\/a> Salcito\u2019s keynote at BETT, an event attended by 850 companies and nearly 35,000 people, was interspersed with talks from Barbara Holzapfel<\/a><\/strong>, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, and Daniel McDuff<\/a><\/strong>, a Principal Researcher at the company.<\/p>\n Holzapfel pointed to upcoming research Microsoft has conducted with the Economist Intelligence Unit<\/a><\/strong>. It showed teachers understood the value of social and emotional learning. Technology could \u201chelp students and teachers connect\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n Salcito pointed to two Microsoft tools that are already helping teachers and their students work better together \u2013 and apart.<\/p>\n PowerPoint Live is allowing young people to remotely log into an interactive presentation delivered by an educator. That can be automatically translated into more than 60 languages with a transcript that can be studied after the lesson has finished.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Teams<\/a><\/strong> is helping entire classes collaborate while they are at home and in the classroom, allowing them to personalise their learning and get what they need, when they need it.<\/p>\n Barbara Holzapfel, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, speaks on stage at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-7.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-9.jpg” class=”size-full wp-image-75846″ src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg” alt=”Barbara Holzapfel, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, speaks on stage at BETT” width=”4031″ height=”2393″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg 4031w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-7.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-8.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-9.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-10.jpg 200w” sizes=”(max-width: 4031px) 100vw, 4031px”><\/a> Rather than feel under threat from technology, teachers will be crucial in this new world of always-on learning, both Salcito and Holzapfel stated.<\/p>\n \u201cTechnology is changing the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way in which we work and the jobs we will need are becoming far more dynamic; new careers are being invented and created, while existing careers are changing. We, as people, have got to be nimble and constantly adjust, too.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why educators are so important and why we need innovative teachers. The need for schools to get students ready to fundamentally change the world is in progress. What we want educators to do is not be bound by the structure of a 40-minute lecture, classroom dynamic or assessment that\u2019s connected to a curriculum, but recognise their goal and mission to expand upon every student\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n \u201cThe best innovation that inspires most young people is the teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n Teachers across the world are facing increased workloads and pressure. The UK government recently announced an increase in starting salaries<\/a><\/strong> for those joining the profession in England in a bid to attract more graduates into classrooms. In Microsoft\u2019s upcoming research, nearly 70 percent of teachers cited time constraints as their biggest hurdle to providing more personalized content to their students. It revealed technology can help clear away those obstacles by freeing up as much as 30 percent of teachers\u2019 time, so they can spend more time responding to individual and group needs.<\/p>\n Microsoft stand at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” class=”wp-image-75847 size-full” src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” alt=”Microsoft stand at BETT” width=”5472″ height=”3648″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-12.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-13.jpg 960w” sizes=”(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px”><\/a> Salcito said those in charge of schools and education systems need to shift their focus from tests and grades to helping young people learn in a way that will help them build the right skills for the future. All jobs will use technology in some way, he added, whether it\u2019s a lawyer using artificial intelligence to scan through large amounts of text, or a painter selling their artwork online.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to recognise that every student learns differently and has different aspirations and accessibility needs,\u201d he said. \u201cPersonalised learning can unleash an individual to be their best, to connect their passions, energy, talents, interests, their special needs, to make their learning journey unique and untethered by the bounds of classrooms, schedules and the curriculum.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got to shift our focus away from supporting and progressing the system, to elevating the potential of all our children. That\u2019s what technology is able to do. I think we\u2019ve got to celebrate that shift, and remember that leaders need to shift their thinking and ask different questions about what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Salcito\u2019s speech came on the first day of BETT, which runs for four days at the ExCeL. Microsoft is a worldwide partner of the event, with a large stand showcasing its work in digital skills and coding, as well as Surface, third-party devices designed for the classroom, and Minecraft: Education Edition<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
![<img data-attachment-id="75844" data-permalink="https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2020\/01\/23\/bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-says-microsofts-anthony-salcito\/bett1-2\/" data-orig-file="https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning.jpg" data-orig-size="3362,2005" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone X","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1579699924","copyright":"","focal_length":"4","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="BETT1" data-image-description="<\/p>\nAnthony Salcito speaks on stage at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-3.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-5.jpg” class=”wp-image-75844 size-full” src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning.jpg” alt=”Anthony Salcito speaks on stage at BETT” width=”3362″ height=”2005″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning.jpg 3362w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-5.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-6.jpg 200w” sizes=”(max-width: 3362px) 100vw, 3362px”><\/a>Anthony Salcito delivers his keynote at BETT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSalcito\u2019s keynote at BETT, an event attended by 850 companies and nearly 35,000 people, was interspersed with talks from Barbara Holzapfel<\/a><\/strong>, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, and Daniel McDuff<\/a><\/strong>, a Principal Researcher at the company.<\/p>\nHolzapfel pointed to upcoming research Microsoft has conducted with the Economist Intelligence Unit<\/a><\/strong>. It showed teachers understood the value of social and emotional learning. Technology could \u201chelp students and teachers connect\u201d, she said.<\/p>\nSalcito pointed to two Microsoft tools that are already helping teachers and their students work better together \u2013 and apart.<\/p>\nPowerPoint Live is allowing young people to remotely log into an interactive presentation delivered by an educator. That can be automatically translated into more than 60 languages with a transcript that can be studied after the lesson has finished.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, Teams<\/a><\/strong> is helping entire classes collaborate while they are at home and in the classroom, allowing them to personalise their learning and get what they need, when they need it.<\/p>\n<img data-attachment-id="75846" data-permalink="https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2020\/01\/23\/bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-says-microsofts-anthony-salcito\/barbara\/" data-orig-file="https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg" data-orig-size="4031,2393" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone X","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1579701626","copyright":"","focal_length":"4","iso":"40","shutter_speed":"0.037037037037","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="barbara" data-image-description="<\/p>\nBarbara Holzapfel, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, speaks on stage at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-7.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-9.jpg” class=”size-full wp-image-75846″ src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg” alt=”Barbara Holzapfel, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, speaks on stage at BETT” width=”4031″ height=”2393″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg 4031w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-7.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-8.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-9.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-10.jpg 200w” sizes=”(max-width: 4031px) 100vw, 4031px”><\/a>Barbara Holzapfel spoke about Microsoft\u2019s latest education research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRather than feel under threat from technology, teachers will be crucial in this new world of always-on learning, both Salcito and Holzapfel stated.<\/p>\n\u201cTechnology is changing the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way in which we work and the jobs we will need are becoming far more dynamic; new careers are being invented and created, while existing careers are changing. We, as people, have got to be nimble and constantly adjust, too.<\/p>\n\u201cThat\u2019s why educators are so important and why we need innovative teachers. The need for schools to get students ready to fundamentally change the world is in progress. What we want educators to do is not be bound by the structure of a 40-minute lecture, classroom dynamic or assessment that\u2019s connected to a curriculum, but recognise their goal and mission to expand upon every student\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n\u201cThe best innovation that inspires most young people is the teacher.\u201d<\/p>\nTeachers across the world are facing increased workloads and pressure. The UK government recently announced an increase in starting salaries<\/a><\/strong> for those joining the profession in England in a bid to attract more graduates into classrooms. In Microsoft\u2019s upcoming research, nearly 70 percent of teachers cited time constraints as their biggest hurdle to providing more personalized content to their students. It revealed technology can help clear away those obstacles by freeing up as much as 30 percent of teachers\u2019 time, so they can spend more time responding to individual and group needs.<\/p>\n<img data-attachment-id="75847" data-permalink="https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2020\/01\/23\/bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-says-microsofts-anthony-salcito\/msftbett\/" data-orig-file="https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg" data-orig-size="5472,3648" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1579691556","copyright":"","focal_length":"30","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="MSFTBETT" data-image-description="<\/p>\nMicrosoft stand at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” class=”wp-image-75847 size-full” src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” alt=”Microsoft stand at BETT” width=”5472″ height=”3648″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-12.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-13.jpg 960w” sizes=”(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px”><\/a>Microsoft is a worldwide partner of BETT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSalcito said those in charge of schools and education systems need to shift their focus from tests and grades to helping young people learn in a way that will help them build the right skills for the future. All jobs will use technology in some way, he added, whether it\u2019s a lawyer using artificial intelligence to scan through large amounts of text, or a painter selling their artwork online.<\/p>\n\u201cWe need to recognise that every student learns differently and has different aspirations and accessibility needs,\u201d he said. \u201cPersonalised learning can unleash an individual to be their best, to connect their passions, energy, talents, interests, their special needs, to make their learning journey unique and untethered by the bounds of classrooms, schedules and the curriculum.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got to shift our focus away from supporting and progressing the system, to elevating the potential of all our children. That\u2019s what technology is able to do. I think we\u2019ve got to celebrate that shift, and remember that leaders need to shift their thinking and ask different questions about what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\nSalcito\u2019s speech came on the first day of BETT, which runs for four days at the ExCeL. Microsoft is a worldwide partner of the event, with a large stand showcasing its work in digital skills and coding, as well as Surface, third-party devices designed for the classroom, and Minecraft: Education Edition<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning.jpg\"){kind=link}
![<img data-attachment-id="75846" data-permalink="https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2020\/01\/23\/bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-says-microsofts-anthony-salcito\/barbara\/" data-orig-file="https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg" data-orig-size="4031,2393" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone X","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1579701626","copyright":"","focal_length":"4","iso":"40","shutter_speed":"0.037037037037","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="barbara" data-image-description="<\/p>\nBarbara Holzapfel, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, speaks on stage at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-7.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-9.jpg” class=”size-full wp-image-75846″ src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg” alt=”Barbara Holzapfel, General Manager of Education Marketing at Microsoft, speaks on stage at BETT” width=”4031″ height=”2393″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg 4031w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-7.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-8.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-9.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-10.jpg 200w” sizes=”(max-width: 4031px) 100vw, 4031px”><\/a>Barbara Holzapfel spoke about Microsoft\u2019s latest education research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRather than feel under threat from technology, teachers will be crucial in this new world of always-on learning, both Salcito and Holzapfel stated.<\/p>\n\u201cTechnology is changing the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way in which we work and the jobs we will need are becoming far more dynamic; new careers are being invented and created, while existing careers are changing. We, as people, have got to be nimble and constantly adjust, too.<\/p>\n\u201cThat\u2019s why educators are so important and why we need innovative teachers. The need for schools to get students ready to fundamentally change the world is in progress. What we want educators to do is not be bound by the structure of a 40-minute lecture, classroom dynamic or assessment that\u2019s connected to a curriculum, but recognise their goal and mission to expand upon every student\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n\u201cThe best innovation that inspires most young people is the teacher.\u201d<\/p>\nTeachers across the world are facing increased workloads and pressure. The UK government recently announced an increase in starting salaries<\/a><\/strong> for those joining the profession in England in a bid to attract more graduates into classrooms. In Microsoft\u2019s upcoming research, nearly 70 percent of teachers cited time constraints as their biggest hurdle to providing more personalized content to their students. It revealed technology can help clear away those obstacles by freeing up as much as 30 percent of teachers\u2019 time, so they can spend more time responding to individual and group needs.<\/p>\n<img data-attachment-id="75847" data-permalink="https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2020\/01\/23\/bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-says-microsofts-anthony-salcito\/msftbett\/" data-orig-file="https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg" data-orig-size="5472,3648" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1579691556","copyright":"","focal_length":"30","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="MSFTBETT" data-image-description="<\/p>\nMicrosoft stand at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” class=”wp-image-75847 size-full” src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” alt=”Microsoft stand at BETT” width=”5472″ height=”3648″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-12.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-13.jpg 960w” sizes=”(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px”><\/a>Microsoft is a worldwide partner of BETT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSalcito said those in charge of schools and education systems need to shift their focus from tests and grades to helping young people learn in a way that will help them build the right skills for the future. All jobs will use technology in some way, he added, whether it\u2019s a lawyer using artificial intelligence to scan through large amounts of text, or a painter selling their artwork online.<\/p>\n\u201cWe need to recognise that every student learns differently and has different aspirations and accessibility needs,\u201d he said. \u201cPersonalised learning can unleash an individual to be their best, to connect their passions, energy, talents, interests, their special needs, to make their learning journey unique and untethered by the bounds of classrooms, schedules and the curriculum.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got to shift our focus away from supporting and progressing the system, to elevating the potential of all our children. That\u2019s what technology is able to do. I think we\u2019ve got to celebrate that shift, and remember that leaders need to shift their thinking and ask different questions about what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\nSalcito\u2019s speech came on the first day of BETT, which runs for four days at the ExCeL. Microsoft is a worldwide partner of the event, with a large stand showcasing its work in digital skills and coding, as well as Surface, third-party devices designed for the classroom, and Minecraft: Education Edition<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-1.jpg\"){kind=link}
![<img data-attachment-id="75847" data-permalink="https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2020\/01\/23\/bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-says-microsofts-anthony-salcito\/msftbett\/" data-orig-file="https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg" data-orig-size="5472,3648" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 6D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1579691556","copyright":"","focal_length":"30","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="MSFTBETT" data-image-description="<\/p>\nMicrosoft stand at BETT<\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” class=”wp-image-75847 size-full” src=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg” alt=”Microsoft stand at BETT” width=”5472″ height=”3648″ srcset=”https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-11.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-12.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-13.jpg 960w” sizes=”(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px”><\/a>Microsoft is a worldwide partner of BETT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSalcito said those in charge of schools and education systems need to shift their focus from tests and grades to helping young people learn in a way that will help them build the right skills for the future. All jobs will use technology in some way, he added, whether it\u2019s a lawyer using artificial intelligence to scan through large amounts of text, or a painter selling their artwork online.<\/p>\n\u201cWe need to recognise that every student learns differently and has different aspirations and accessibility needs,\u201d he said. \u201cPersonalised learning can unleash an individual to be their best, to connect their passions, energy, talents, interests, their special needs, to make their learning journey unique and untethered by the bounds of classrooms, schedules and the curriculum.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got to shift our focus away from supporting and progressing the system, to elevating the potential of all our children. That\u2019s what technology is able to do. I think we\u2019ve got to celebrate that shift, and remember that leaders need to shift their thinking and ask different questions about what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\nSalcito\u2019s speech came on the first day of BETT, which runs for four days at the ExCeL. Microsoft is a worldwide partner of the event, with a large stand showcasing its work in digital skills and coding, as well as Surface, third-party devices designed for the classroom, and Minecraft: Education Edition<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microsofts-anthony-salcito-at-bett-2020-students-will-use-tech-to-embrace-seamless-learning-2.jpg\"){kind=link}