Microsoft has announced that Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot will be available to students aged 13 and above this summer, with enterprise data protection and IT controls. We had to wait a while for it, but from next school year we can really use it with our students.
With proper integration and input from teachers, AI can provide new and unique learning opportunities for our students. From the test schools, we found that most students were more curious by using AI and started looking things up more deeply. For teachers, in turn, it is an excellent help because students also use Copilot to support their projects, for example. Copilot Chat offers free, secure AI chat and is included with Microsoft 365. You can prepare your students for AI with available tools such as the AI Classroom toolkit en de Copilot Chat Adoption kit of AI literacy with Minecraft Education.
Of course - especially for pupils - security and privacy are essential. So you can count on data protection on student accounts as well. In addition, IT administrators can manage and analyse the use of Copilot Chat via the Copilot Control System. Administrators can already take steps to ensure that student access is smooth and efficient. The things to consider can be found under the 'Admin' button.