Intune for Education also includes select features from Azure Active Directory Premium and purchasing options designed for schools.
The Intune for Education portal can be used by teachers and part-time IT pros to manage Windows 10 and other types of devices in the classroom.īuilding a digital future: Should coding be mandatory for every schoolchild?įinland has become one of the first countries in the world to make learning programming compulsory for schoolchildren between seven and 16. It will come with both Intune, which provides the ability to manage all mobile devices, plus an Intune for Education portal. Intune for Education is Microsoft Intune tailored specifically for K-12 IT Admins. It also will be available through Volume Licensing, with pricing around $0.69 per month per teacher with student benefits. That service, due to go to preview "in the coming weeks," will be broadly available this spring for $30 per device. While Microsoft officials have been trying to capitalize on new features built into Windows, such as Windows Ink - along with OneNote and a host of new school-focused tools - as its primary differentiators from Chromebooks in the education space, the company has had less to crow about on the simplicity and management fronts.Īt the BETT conference in London on January 24, Microsoft introduced Microsoft Intune for Education, a new version of its application and device management service.
Microsoft is touting new, low-cost Windows 10 PCs from several of its partners, as well as a coming version of its Intune management software honed for education, as providing the missing keys to its classroom strategy.