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Introducing the free Office 365 License for education
During this COVID-19 pandemic and government sanctioned lock-downs, it is becoming clear that students, teachers, and parents alike need to consider efficient means to introduce learning at home. Online classes held in virtual schools are the new normal.
Are you a teacher, or a school administrator looking for the best way to enable remote learning? Office 365 for Education offers unique features that enable your students to interact, collaborate and learn with scheduled classes, homework and assignments, grading, attendance management and much more!
We offer you a unique set of schools to enhance your students’ and teachers’ remote learning experience for free, with training included to help you adopt this virtual school solution.
Experience Microsoft Teams Education
Features Included
Keep remote student engaged
Make your online classes fun and engaging with features for question and answer session with real time interactions between students and teachers.
Schedule classes
Plan your class schedules ahead of time and let students know what time to be available for classes and set reminders so that they never miss a moment.
Stay connnected
Never miss a beat with digital classrooms across several devices with support for Android, iOs and Windows.
Personalize your workspace
Work the way you love with several options to customise your teams experience . Give all students and teachers an equal-opportunity platform with various accessibility features
Give homework & assignments
Provide a more traditional experience ser business-class email through a rich and familiar Outlook experience you can access from your desktop or from a web browser. Get a 50 GB mailbox per user and send attachments up to 150 MB.
Grade your students
Receive homework and assignments and grade them to keep track of the learners’ understanding, improvement and areas needing special attention
Create and store resources with OneNote
Create notes, share notebooks, combine images and resources to build unique learning materials that can be easily shared between teachers and students
Prepare your students for the future
Introduce your students to Office 365 and build mastery with the software knowledge valued by employees
Advantages of Office 365 for Education
- Secure Digital hub for classrooms
- Simplified and class management
- Free training on adoption of Office 365 for education
- Access anytime, anywhere, and from any Android, iOS, PC or tablet device
- Enable collaboration among students and teachers
- Secure online storage for notes, files & media
- Simplified manangement of school departments
- Conduct online staff meetings
Sign up today and get free training to help you make the step towards the best online education experience
Requirements
Windows OS: 4 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM (32-bit)
macOS: 4 GB RAM
Windows OS: 4 GB of available disk space
macOS: 10 GB of available disk space; HFS+ hard disk format (also known as macOS Extended) or APFS Updates may require additional storage over time.
Windows OS: 1280 x 768 screen resolution (32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher)
macOS: 1280 x 800 screen resolution
Windows OS: Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update). Skype for Business requires DirectX 9 or later, 128 MB graphics memory, and 32-bits-per-pixel-capable format.
Windows OS: Windows 10 SAC, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016. Please note Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will be supported on Windows Server 2016 through October 2025
macOS: One of the three most recent versions of macOS. When a new version of macOS is released, the macOS requirement becomes one of the then-current three most recent versions: the new version of macOS and the previous two versions.
For the best experience, use the most current build of any operating system specified above. Product functionality and feature availability may vary on older systems (Search Lifecycle Policy).
The current version of Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox. Get more details.
Windows OS: Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed. Microsoft Teams requires 4.6 or higher.
Video calls & meetings:
For a better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher). The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
Teams requires a USB 2.0 video camera, a microphone, and an audio-output device in order to utilize its full range of calling and meeting features.
Teams live events:
If you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
Frequently asked questions
Will Office 365 E1 work with my copy of Office?
Office 365 E1 works best with the new Office, Office 2013, and Office 2011 for Mac. Previous versions of Office, such as Office 2010 and Office 2007, may work with Office 365 with reduced functionality. You do not need a desktop version of Office to use Enterprise E1. However, you will receive a much richer experience and be able to work offline if you do connect a desktop version of Office to the Office 365 services.
Do you offer volume discounts to businesses?
Yes, discounts are available for Office 365 enterprise agreement customers (typically 250+ licenses) who want to purchase through volume licensing. A Microsoft expert can Yes, discounts are available for Office 365 enterprise agreement customers (typically 250+ licenses) who want to purchase through volume licensing. A Microsoft expert can
Can I switch to other Office 365 plans?
Yes. If you need to upgrade, you can transition your account to a different plan. For example, you can upgrade from a Microsoft 365 Apps for business plan to an Office 365 Enterprise plan.
What if I already own a domain name?
You can add the domain name you own to Office 365 to create domain-based email addresses.
Will I get training for my entire organization on using Office 365?
Free training is only available for businesses with over 150 people who need to use the tools.
How long will these promos be available?
The Office 365 E1 and Microsoft 365 Business Basic promos will be available through June 30th, 2020.
Windows OS: 1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core. 2 GHz or greater recommended for Skype for Business
macOS: Intel processor
Windows OS: 4 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM (32-bit)
macOS: 4 GB RAM
Windows OS: 4 GB of available disk space
macOS: 10 GB of available disk space; HFS+ hard disk format (also known as macOS Extended) or APFS Updates may require additional storage over time.
Windows OS: 1280 x 768 screen resolution (32-bit requires hardware acceleration for 4K and higher)
macOS: 1280 x 800 screen resolution
Windows OS: Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update). Skype for Business requires DirectX 9 or later, 128 MB graphics memory, and 32-bits-per-pixel-capable format.
Windows OS: Windows 10 SAC, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016. Please note Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will be supported on Windows Server 2016 through October 2025
macOS: One of the three most recent versions of macOS. When a new version of macOS is released, the macOS requirement becomes one of the then-current three most recent versions: the new version of macOS and the previous two versions.
For the best experience, use the most current build of any operating system specified above. Product functionality and feature availability may vary on older systems (Search Lifecycle Policy).
The current version of Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox. Get more details.
Windows OS: Some features may require .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to also be installed. Microsoft Teams requires 4.6 or higher.
Video calls & meetings:
For a better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher). The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
Teams requires a USB 2.0 video camera, a microphone, and an audio-output device in order to utilize its full range of calling and meeting features.
Teams live events:
If you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
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Advantages of Office 365 for Education
- Secure Digital hub for classrooms
- Simplified and class management
- Free training on adoption of Office 365 for education
- Access anytime, anywhere, and from any Android, iOS, PC or tablet device
- Enable collaboration among students and teachers
- Secure online storage for notes, files & media
- Digital hub for classrooms
Keep remote student engaged
Make your online classes fun and engaging with features for question and answer session with real time interactions between students and teachers.
Schedule classes
Plan your class schedules ahead of time and let students know what time to be available for classes and set reminders so that they never miss a moment.
Stay connnected
Never miss a beat with digital classrooms across several devices with support for Android, iOs and Windows.
Personalize your workspace
Work the way you love with several options to customise your teams experience . Give all students and teachers an equal-opportunity platform with various accessibility features
Give homework & assignments
Provide a more traditional experience ser business-class email through a rich and familiar Outlook experience you can access from your desktop or from a web browser. Get a 50 GB mailbox per user and send attachments up to 150 MB.
Grade your students
Receive homework and assignments and grade them to keep track of the learners’ understanding, improvement and areas needing special attention
Create and store resources with OneNote
Create notes, share notebooks, combine images and resources to build unique learning materials that can be easily shared between teachers and students
Prepare your students for the future
Introduce your students to Office 365 and build mastery with the software knowledge valued by employees