OneDrive
Where can we store and share files for the school community, from students, staff and faculty? Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage is a great tool for this. How many of us have had that student come to us with the hard drive that just crashed? The big question, was any of the student data backed up? With Microsoft OneDrive that data will be stored in the cloud and the backup is done for them. We will show you the synch process and how your community will rely on this as the main source for the storage of their files. What about a project students are collaborating on and they want to share a file? OneDrive allows them to share the file with each other and their teacher, through the cloud and not email attachments or a shared network folder. One of the best features, you do not need the server storage on site or maintenance that goes with backing up student data. Microsoft takes care of this for you at their data centers.
Office Groups
Office groups, a space in the cloud to organize teams. Anyone in the school can create an Office group. Each group has its own e-mail address, calendar, document storage and dedicated OneNote notebook. Imagine a school club having the power to collaborate at this level or a school committee sharing information through files and OneNote notebook. What about the person that misses a meeting? They can catch up by looking at the group notes or files that were worked on and seeing what they missed. Groups is a powerful way for committees and club advisors to keep up to date information in one area for people to follow.
Class Notebook/Staff Notebook
How can you get your students and faculty to collaborate on a daily basis or not have textbooks? Learn the powerful tool of OneNote and Class Notebook. Faculty can create online textbooks with OneNote and then use Class Notebook to share this material with students. They can check homework and reviews and use the collaboration space to work on problems or material for the whole class to see.
SharePoint Sites
SharePoint sites are powerful tool to take advantage of with Office 365. Imagine a department sharing files, calendars and OneNote notebooks. This is all possible with SharePoint Sites in Office 365. Our leadership team, business office, admission and various other departments take advantage of tool and the various options offered within sites. What about students and faculty? Our Yearbook teacher has a site that she uses to share photos and page layouts with the yearbook students throughout the year, so they are constantly collaborating.
These are only some of the tools Office 365 uses, but learning these essential tools will help your school see the advantage of Office 365 and the collaboration that it can bring for your school community.