BETT 2020: Microsoft is helping teachers train without having to travel
(World News Science)

Schools in the UK have been given access to free digital tools that improve teacher training and help students learn. Ahead of the BETT conference in London next week, Microsoft has unveiled new features in Office 365, which is widely used by teachers to support their work in the classroom. Teachers can now be trained from anywhere in the world via the internet thanks to a PowerPoint update. Schools can present slides live and give viewers a QR code so they can follow along on their personal device in more than 60 languages. The tool eliminates the need for a group of teachers to travel to the same place for training, and lets each individual choose to have the session delivered in a...