What is Office 365, and how will it help me?
Office 365 (or, O365 ) is a set of rich communication and collaboration tools that will engage students and teachers in 21st century digital learning. It offers teachers and students the following:
- Student/teacher email accounts (50 GB)* A personal Calendar and contacts;
- Cloud Storage (1TB OneDrive);
- Microsoft Web Apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);and
- Teacher/Student Blogs.
Because O365 is cloud-based, these tools can be accessed anywhere, any time, from any internet-capable device
Accessing Office 365 at Work and Home
At School
When a school, students can access Office 365 by:
- Launch explorer. Go to the Board's website.
- Click the "Parent/Student Corner" button and then the 0ffice 365 button under "Student Information" OR click the blue Microsoft Office 365 button below.
- You will be taken to the Office 365 Login Portal. Sign into O365 with the following:
- studentID@students.dcdsb.ca (eg.
smithj@students.dcdsb.ca) AND - your password (ie. the one you use
on school computers)
At Home
When at home, students can access Office 365 by:
- Go to the Office 365 Login Portal: www1.dcdsb.ca/office365/ OR click the blue Microsoft Office 365 button below.
- Sign in with your account information (studentID@students.dcdsb.ca) AND your password (ie. the one your use
on school computers) - You may be taken to a Windows Security screen. If so, type in the login and password that you use on school
computer (eg. smithj, followed by your password).
Get Started
Access Office 365 by clicking here
Microsoft Office Tutorials and Videos
Please click the links below:
Microsoft Office for iPads, iPhones and other devices
For help with your devices, please click here.
Microsoft Office for your Mac
Office for Mac 2011 is the latest version of Office on the Mac. Tutorials and videos are offered below:
