EM-S ISD is Upgrading to OFFICE365

Now you can save time and get more done with Microsoft^®Office 365 for education— the email, web, and collaboration service. Offered as a free upgrade to Live@edu, Office 365 empowers you by delivering the tools you need to prepare coursework, create sophisticated reports and presentations, and collaborate over the web.

According to Microsoft, the total migration time will be about two days with downtime for each individual user lasting about an hour.

It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you know your LIVE@Edu password prior to Feb 21, 2012.  If you forgot or need to reset your password follow the instructions in #2 below.

With Office 365, you will now have two different accounts:

1.       Office 365 - Email. You’ll continue to use Microsoft Outlook Web App or Microsoft Outlook to view and send email from your school account, but you’ll sign in athttp://outlook.com/ems-isd.net —using the same user name and create a new password. Please note: In Office 365 you won’t see our logo but Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD still administers this account.

·         Create a new password by signing in to https://eduupgrade.office365.com and follow the directions.

·         Once you have the password, access your email at this location: http://outlook.com/ems-isd.net .

·         Change your email password in any email apps (including Outlook) you use on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone to match your new Office 365 password.

·         Bookmark this address—Outlook Web App for email and calendar access: http://www.outlook.com/ems-isd.net  

2.       Personal Microsoft account. This personal account will give you access to all existing SkyDrive content, Messenger, and other Microsoft services. You’ll use the same user name and password to access this account that you do today to access Live@edu. Note that EM-S ISD no longer administers this account. As a result, we can’t reset its password for you. . Use https://account.live.com/ResetPassword.aspx to reset the password for your personal account.

·         Sign in to SkyDrive using your existing Live@edu user name and password

·         Bookmark this address: SkyDrive and Messenger: http://skydrive.com.

For additional information  - EMSISD LIVE - OFFICE365 

Setting up Outlook on your Teacher Computer

This is a cross-post from my own blog, Tech Tips and Such =)

I think I've been right along with everyone else in the craziness of this week. We had a wonderful convocation with an inspiring speaker, Mark Sharenbroich (see his story and more info at http://www.nicebike.com) and I know since then we've all been running full pace getting things ready and re-evaluating what we can do differently and improve upon. On the note of getting things ready...in our district we all came back to a wonderful addition on our computers, Microsoft Office 2010 (a special thank you is deserved to all of the technicians that worked hard through the summer to get this done). The application I'm going to give you steps for today is Microsoft Outlook 2010. This is a great way to streamline efficiency in your email program and much faster than accessing email through going to the website. It takes about a minute (yes I'm serious, one minute) to setup and it's super duper easy, so let's get started...

1. Open Outlook 2010 (Go to Start > Programs > Office 2010 > Outlook 2010) 
2. Click Next
3. On the window that asks “Would you like to configure an Email account?  Select Yes and then Next. 
4. Enter your account information for your Live Email.
1. Make sure that you enter your complete email address. 
2. Click Next 
5. You will see Outlook process your account information, this should go pretty quickly. 
6. If you see a window prompting you for your password, enter your Windows Live sign-in information.
1. You will probably want to click for it to “Remember my password” but if you do this, just make sure you are on your personal or teacher dedicated computer, and that if you step away from your computer you lock it (Ctrl + Alt + Delete, Lock this Computer). 
7. Next you should see a window that says “Your email account is successfully configured."  Click Finish. 
8. When you are prompted with “Would you like to add a Hotmail Account?” Select No.
9. Select to “Use Recommended Settings” and click OK.

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Changing the Time Settings in LIVE

Time settings in LIVE can affect your use of the calendar and all of its features. IF the time is incorrect, click Options

and See All Options

Choose Settings and Regional to change the Time Zone

We're "Going Live"!

On Monday, May 2, EM-S ISD will transition from our current GroupWise email system to our new and improved Outlook LIVE online communication and collaboration services.

You will begin receiving email in your Outlook LIVE mailbox as early as Monday evening, but the transition can take up to 48 hours. NO email will be lost during this change, but some messages may still appear in GroupWise during these first few hours and days. Please be sure to check email in Groupwise and Outlook LIVE next week to be sure you don't miss any important emails.

Important:

• Begin using your Outlook LIVE as your primary email account
  Tuesday, May 3. 
• Check your email in GroupWise and Outlook LIVE all week.

Thanks for making our transition to Outlook LIVE a great success! If you have any questions about our transition to Outlook LIVE please contact your CTI, Instructional Technologist, or Campus Repair Tech.