Microsoft+Live+Edu+in+the+Classroom

Presented by Fraser schools http://dft.ba/-fraserliveedu

Starts by explaining that Google docs does not provide the same level of graphics, formatting, etc. as can be done in Live@edu. Utilize Microsoft SkyDrive ---skydrive.com is free -- just have to pay for the Outlook component

Mentions that we are preparing students for the future and that in the work place and college they will need to use Microsoft

Shared Calendar features
 * Nice for calendar building and district events
 * can customize colors for different calendars
 * Shares example of how they put the high school block schedule on the shared calendar

Mentions need to teach email etiquette for students.

You can create rules for emails that allows you to automatically send emails from certain senders directly to a folder.

You can set up student and staff separately but still connected to one district

Can customize the drop down menu for your district with links to other websites (ex. Moodle, Destiny, etc.) You get 25gig of free storage with skydive with an individual file limit of 100 mb.

You can monitor the email. Skydrive is only for students over 13 without parent consent. Currently Fraser is only using skydive at the high school.

Shows a class activity that uses Excel

Excel - Automatically saves Word/Powerpoint - Have to SAVE to see updates

Question: what are the email filtering capabilities with LiveEDU compared to Gmail through Google Apps for Education??

One Note (Digital Notebook) is a great application for document sharing and collaboration.

Office 365 for Education --When Office 365 goes live, you will still be able to utilize LiveEdu/SkyDrive stuff -- base functionality, but you will have to pay for any new enhanced features that will come out with Office 365.

--Coming out with a free share point service