Microsoft Office 365 is the online suite of Microsoft products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive and more. With Office 365, both employees and students gain seamless access to a suite of essential applications, whether on a desktop application or through convenient cloud based apps. From crafting documents in Word to crunching numbers in Excel, delivering impactful presentations with PowerPoint, jotting down ideas in OneNote, managing emails efficiently with Outlook, to collaborating effortlessly with Teams, and beyond - Office 365 empowers you to accomplish more, anytime, anywhere. With Microsoft Office 365 you can create and collaborate in the "cloud" with online versions of the software or you can install the latest versions of the software on your computer.
Examples for classroom use include:
Hosting collaborative meetings and group work in Microsoft Teams
Collaborative document editing in Word Online for group projects
Designing interactive presentations with PowerPoint
Organized note-taking using OneNote notebooks for each subject
Efficient communication with students via Outlook for announcements and feedback
Integrating educational apps and tools available within Office 365 for enhanced learning opportunities
All Denton ISD students also have access to the full Microsoft Office 365 Suite including Outlook emails.
Denton ISD students have an outlook address using: @dentonstudent.org
Denton ISD employees have an outlook address using: @dentonisd.org
Utilize the tools and platforms of Office 365 in the same manner as GSuite.
Office 365 Cloud based applications work with all student and staff devices.
Integrate Office 365 Cloud Assignments directly into Canvas.
Denton ISD is unique in that we have two different email addresses - One for Microsoft products (username@dentonisd.org) and one for Google (username@g.dentonisd.org). In order to automatically receive emails from your Google Account to Microsoft, we recommend that you set up forwarding.
The links below provide information on various aspects of using Outlook:
*Please note - You may need to be logged in to view some of the resources above.