“ We are the only technology company that has end-to-end solutions ”
SERENA SACKS-MANDEL GLOBAL CTO , MICROSOFT
Another of Microsoft ’ s education tools – which are known as Learning Accelerators – is Reflect : a wellbeing app to support connection , expression , and learning
“ Reflect helps the teacher understand what each student is feeling on that day and at that time . They can select from a scale of faces , happy to sad .
“ We are turning qualitative information from six-year-olds into data that the teacher can actually see , go to a particular student and ask why they aren ’ t feeling well . The teacher can also assess the mood of the class and adjust the activities accordingly ”
Microsoft ’ s robust suite of tools and platforms and products make a real difference in the education for students . And as Sacks-Mandel asserts , its Windows operating system and Microsoft 365 are huge differentiators .
“ Just as English is the language of business , Windows and Microsoft Office are the tools of business . And so the more we can equip students with full-functioning devices and platforms , the more that we can prepare them for the workforce .”
Microsoft is also the number one provider for security solutions . “ A lot of folks don ’ t know , but education is the most attacked industry by many orders of magnitude .”
8 microsoft . com