What’s APPening in Microsoft Education Introduction from Microsoft Education At Microsoft our mission in Education is to empower every student on the planet to achieve more. We are achieving this through a relentless focus on being student focused and teacher inspired. We work closely with our partners to bring our technology and products to market as the solutions needed to engage students, empower educators, optimize institutions and transform learning. This brochure is a collection of some of the latest Office 365 solutions to help educators and students achieve more with technology. Included are solutions from our partners focused on teaching and learning, academic research, connected campus, hybrid cloud, student lifecycle and Learning Management. Whether you need to organize your academic schedule, create an interactive lesson, develop a game based test or presentation, discover new ways to learn or bring your classes to life Microsoft Education partners can provide the right solutions built on Windows, Office 365 and Azure. We invite you to connect at Microsoft.com/education where we promote helpful solutions, offer trainings, lessons, special offers and more. Sincerely, Anthony Salcito September 2016 2 OneNote Introduction OneNote = the ultimate education tool OneNote empowers teachers and students to capture information and stay organized, enable real-time class collaboration, and facilitate collaboration. Office 365 Education and OneNote Class Notebooks are for free for educators and students at office.com/teacher! OneNote extends what you are already doing in or out of the classroom.. Get started with OneNote Class Notebooks Download the Class Notebook add-in for OneNote (preview) today to start creating a OneNote Class Notebook yourself. Designed to help teachers save time and be even more efficient, the add-in includes page and section distribution to students, and teachers can now create and grade assignments in Class Notebook that show up in their Learning Management System (LMS) or the new Microsoft Classroom. Cultivate Collaboration with OneNote Staff Notebooks OneNote increases efficiency in classrooms while also promoting collaboration for school staff. Find out how OneNote can streamline school administration, learn and be inspired by EPIC Staff planning, and get a free Staff Notebook for your school. Training You can always find the latest free online and interactive training at OneNoteforTeachers.com. To see the current list of education partners with OneNote integrations today see the following pages. September 2016 3 OneNote App Listings PARTNER DESCRIPTION Aeries Student Information System delivers comprehensive solutions that incorporate multiple technologies to meet the diverse and ever-changing needs of schools, districts, and educational agencies. Aeries Software provides portals for site/ Aeries district administrators, teachers, parents and students, along with dynamic analytics dashboards, online enrollment, and enhanced parent communications. Axis12's Teacher Dashboard is a web based tool that tailors Office 365 to teaching, replacing the need for a dedicated LMS Axis12 Ltd or SMS. With everything in one place, it's easy to manage student OneDrive files and folders, distribute, collect, and mark assignments. Classter is an advanced school gate with unlimited possibilities, developed to fulfill the modern needs of students, parents Classter and teachers for information and access to data. An end-to-end school management system for financial, academic, relationships, library and transportation management that meets the needs of any educational institution, small or large. BrightSpace provides a learning management system (LMS) that provides Students and Instructors with seamless access to D2L Office 365 productivity tools when they need them. With the Office add-in you can easily add 3D learning objects into lesson plans. Moodle is the world's open-source learning platform used by schools, universities, workplaces and other sectors world-wide in over 100 languages. With a highly customizable toolbox of features for teachers, administrators and students, including Moodle apps for mobile use, it can be used for any scenario ranging from highly-structured training to more open collaborative spaces, in fully online or blended scenarios. Edmodo is a global education network that provides communication, collaboration, and training tools to enable all learners to reach their full potential. With more than 62 million users across 370,000+ schools worldwide, Edmodo was designed to Edmodo protect the privacy of students and teachers by providing a secure platform in which they can connect and share resources, leveraging both educational content and apps. EDUonGo is a cloud based turn-key solutions for online education platform that can administrate course development and EDUonGo Inc. student learning progress. EDUonGo also promotes STEM along with Ucodemy for a safe environment in Programming for K12 schools! Firefly makes it simple to set homework, track progress, share resources and engage parents. Bringing together teachers, Firefly Learning students and parents, Firefly helps save teachers time, helps students learn more independently and collaboratively and allows parents to be involved with their child's education. Firefly integrates seamlessly with Office 365. Through open, usable, cloud-based technologies, Canvas by Instructure enables easy integration of the content, tools, and Instructure services that teachers need and students want. As the most usable, customizable, adaptable, and reliable learning platform, Canvas is adopted faster and deeper than any other LMS. A unique social learning space, WinjiGo is designed for next-generation teaching and learning. WinjiGo connects students ItWorx Education and teachers, and supports both instructor-led and non-formal learning activities. As a web-based Course Management App, WinjiGo can be accessed anywhere, anytime through desktop machines, laptops and tablet devices. LMS365 is a suite of learning add-ins, turning Office 365 and SharePoint online into a full-blown virtual learning environment. LMS365 Cloud LMS365 features an advanced assignment and gradebook functionality, quizzing, a SCORM Player and a general framework to build learning modules and courses. McGraw-Hill Education applies learning science to create educational tools and content to improve outcomes for the world's McGraw-Hill learners. With their Engrade pro app teachers can manage their classes online and connect with students 24/7. It's private Education and easy to use. Use Azure AD to enable user access to Engrade. PowerSchool is the #1 leading education technology platform for K-12, serving more than 40 million users, 17.5 million PowerSchool students, 31.5 million parents, and 70 countries around the world. We empower teachers and drives student growth through innovative digital classroom capabilities, and engages families through real-time communications across any device. App experience and availability may vary by region and device. September 2016 4 OneNote App Listings PARTNER DESCRIPTION RedCritter Teacher encourages learning success in and outside of the classroom. Use digital recognition and rewards to RedCritter engage your students and socialize their achievements. Supercharge your school-wide rewards with RedCritter for PBIS and add engagement for your Houses with RedCritter Houses. Administrator's Plus® is the leading cloud-based PK-12 student information system that includes attendance, report cards, schedule building, admissions, billing, district management and much more. Includes TeacherPlus web gradebook and Rediker Software the PlusPortals web portal for students and parents, creating a complete, secure online solution for school management and school-to-home communication. With the School Bytes LMS, teachers can create & grade assignments for their classes using the OneNote Class Notebook add-in, with these changes automatically published back into School Bytes, eliminating the need for manual data-entry. School Bytes Coupled with our seamless Microsoft Office Online integration, teachers & students will have access to a unified and feature- rich Office 365 experience. Collaborative learning management system (LMS) that has all the tools your institution needs to create engaging content, Schoology design lessons, and assess student understanding. Sebit is a multinational e-education content, platforms and solutions provider that comprehensively meets the educational needs of students from primary to high school with operations worldwide. Sebit's recent integration of OneNote to its "Sebit Sebit VCloud" platform will enable extensive scenarios that educators will benefit the most by creating a fully integrated cloud learning environment for 1-1 learning. Skyward's SIS and ERP solutions are used by more than 1,900 public sector organizations worldwide, from small entities to statewide implementations supporting millions of stakeholders. Through a unique approach that blends thought leadership, Skyward best practices, and advanced technology, Skyward is redefining what it means to be a strategic partner in the world of enterprise solutions. eSchoolPLUS is the next-generation student information system, supporting the day-to-day operations of a school district while simultaneously enabling insight and analysis that drives student learning. Administrators, teachers, students, and their Sungard K-12 parents are all engaged in a meaningful student data community,