EM-S ISD Educators get Microsoft Office FREE for Personal Computers and Devices!

We are excited to announce a new opportunity for our EM-S ISD educators to access Microsoft Office products (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more) FREE of charge for their home computers, tablets, and mobile devices.

Educators can download and install Microsoft Office on personal devices today by following these simple steps:

How to Install Microsoft Office on Personal PCs or Macs
Educators can install the latest versions of Microsoft Office on up to five personal devices.

• Sign in to your Office 365 account at outlook.com/ems-isd
• Click the Cog (Gear icon in the upper right corner) > Office 365 Settings
• Click Software (from side of window)
• Verify the version that you are using, and click Install. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

How to Install Office on Devices

• Download the Microsoft apps from your app store, OR go to Office on your Devices and select the device (iPad, iPhone, Windows Phone, Android Phone)
• After the installation is complete, open the app
• When prompted, enter your district email address. Select Organizational or Work account and enter your Office 365 (email) password.

Learn more about this offer, the applications included in the Microsoft Office Suite, and more at www.emsisd.com/office365.

Stay tuned to this blog and to our Facebook page for news and helpful tips while using Office 365 and these Office applications!

District Website Outage Information

Click here or on the image below to read about the

planned District Webpage Outage (November 15-16.)

If you haven't already done so, go ahead and save/bookmark this blog page now so you can get back to it for reference later!

District Employee Links

Our district website, emsisd.com, will be unavailable due to scheduled network maintenance for 12-24 hours beginning at 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 15.

This blog will not be affected by the outage!

The following online resources will not be affected by the website outage, but employees will not be able to access the links on the Employees page of the district site. Instead, it will be necessary to access the sites directly using the links below.

Helpful Employee Links:

• Aesop (Educator/Substitute Login)
• Eduphoria
• Office 365 (Employee Email, Office 365, etc.)
• PD 24/7
• Skyward Educator Access (Gradebook)
• Skyward Employee Access (Financial)

District employees will receive an email from the Campus Technology Integrator (CTI) or administrator with a file that can be saved to your computer desktop (personal or district-owned) with all of these shortcuts.