Your 'new' school Apple ID has a little bonus for you.
This gives us an Apple iCloud account which lets us back up resources and also makes them collaborative. It ALSO gives you a login for a Microsoft account, sometimes called an Office 365 account.
| You can get started at login.microsoftonline.com |  |
This means that you can download a full licensed version of Microsoft Office to your laptop
with updated versions of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Once logged in, this is what you will see:
Double-click on the .zip file to install to your computer.
You can also have access to the online versions of Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Just navigate through the icons on your screen. The online version also work on an iPad.
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Google, Apple, and Microsoft all have online versions of their word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. All 3 have 'offline' versions, as well, but Google apps are most limited.
Google applications can become more engaging with the use of Google Classroom.
Apple applications can become much more engaging with the use of Apple Schoolwork paired with Apple Classroom.
Microsoft does not have a learning management system directed towards it's use.
My favorite applications for engaging classroom lessons are Keynote and Clips.
There is much more to using technology resources beyond 'typing' papers, 'watching' lectures, or 'playing' on the device. Let me know if you would like to partner with using any of these resources in your classroom.
