Office 365 for Educators

What is Office 365?

Online dashboard and cloud-based storage where you find:

• Commonly used Microsoft apps
• OneDrive
• Additional classroom apps to explore

Office 365 Fundamentals Courseware

Office 365 and the Microsoft apps contained in it enhance the way teachers share and create information and materials, address common challenges, and connect with each other.

• Course1: The keys to Office 365 (Presentation plan: 1-2-hour training)

The keys to Office 365 course introduces teachers to the basics of Office 365 and OneDrive, readying them for using Microsoft apps they’re already familiar with and new apps.

• Course 2: Office 365, from teacher to teacher (Presentation plan: 3-5-hour training)In this course, teachers use Microsoft apps to complete common instructional practices such as collaborating, organizing, and creating with colleagues. These explorations show teachers how Microsoft tools that are both familiar and new apply directly to their teaching practices.
• Course 3: Office 365, from teacher to student (Presentation plan: 6-8-hour training)This course has been structured around common classroom scenarios: Fostering communication among students • Empowering students to stay organized while they conduct research and plan projects • Helping students present and share their work with others.

Each scenario has been paired with an Office 365 tool that can be used to power that kind of learning, including Forms, Excel, Teams, Class Notebook in Teams, and Sway.

Why Office 365 in Classroom is important?

• Office 365 is online dashboard and cloud-based storage.
• Allows for easy sharing and co-editing of materials with colleagues.
• Keeps materials organized in the classroom and across departments.
• Work still happens in the familiar Microsoft apps.
• Allows for easy creation and saving of work
• Keeps materials organized.
• Uses familiar Microsoft apps.
• Works offline or online.

Office 365 Features

• Office 365 is an online dashboard that organizes popular Microsoft apps.
• Office 365 is cloud-based. Work completed in these apps can be accessed at any time on any device.
• Work is done in Microsoft apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, then saved to the cloud.
• The Office 365 dashboard is dynamic. It shows the most recent and frequently used app tiles and files.
• OneDrive is the cloud-based storage that supports Office 365.
• Apps and documents can be opened from the Office 365 dashboard.

Course agenda / 6 Days

Day 1

• Course1: The keys to Office 365
• Explore Office 365
• Meet OneDrive

Day 2

• Course 2: Office 365, from teacher to teacher
• Organizing collaborative work
• Collecting collaborative work
• Producing collaborative work
• Sharing collaborative work

Day 3

• Course 3: Office 365, from teacher to student
• Pre-assessment in Forms
• Data collection in Excel

Day 4 Continue

• Course 3: Office 365, from teacher to student
• Test your knowledge of Teams features
• Communication in Teams

Day 5 Continue

• Course 3: Office 365, from teacher to student
• Test your knowledge of Class Notebook in Teams
• Organizing content in Class Notebook (CNB) in Teams
• Research and planning in Class Notebook (CNB) in Teams

Day 6 Continue

• Course 3: Office 365, from teacher to student
• Presenting in Sway
• Sharing projects in Teams and Class Notebook (CNB)
• Closing

Educational approach

• This training is based on best practices used in the implementation of office 365 in classroom as distance learning platform.
• Lecture sessions are illustrated with examples based on real life examples and learning tasks.
• Practical exercises are based on discussions and creating teams as per subjects.
• Students can also develop digital citizenship, engage their creative capabilities, and think critically about the world.
• Training Completion Transcript

Learning Objectives

1. To enhance what teachers, do with the teaching materials using Office 365 as an online dashboard and cloud-based storage.
2. To be able to find files and materials quickly and easily.
3. To use Office 365 online apps to improve collaboration and communication between colleagues.
4. To find some good ways for colleagues with different organizational methods to work together.
5. To introduce some ways to the students so that they can create and present evidence of learning using Office 365 online tools.
6. To use Office 365 online tools to enhance authentic problem-solving experiences in the classroom.