Microsoft Outlook is a tool that includes , calendaring, and tasks.

All KSD students need to have equal access to electronic tools. Outlook is…  a 21 st century communication tool.  used in careers and higher education settings.  a way to meet the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS).

 Open Outlook by clicking on the program in your Start Menu or in your programs list.

…communicate and collaborate with teachers and classmates, giving them an authentic purpose for writing.

 Create and send an  Use the address book

 On the Home tab, in the New group, click New .  If you need to respond to or send an you have received, in the Respond group, click Reply, Reply All, or Forward.  Use Reply All and Forward with caution!

 Type the person’s name in “To…”  Checking names  Correcting names

 “To…” button  Sorted by last name  Students only filter  When you find the student’s name you need, click it once. Then click the “To  ” button to add the student to your .

…increase their productivity.  communicate with groups of people  send reminders  maintain a calendar  use a task list  transfer and access schoolwork remotely (home to school and school to home)

 Using the calendar to remember upcoming events and due dates.  Using the task list to track assignments.

 Appointments are activities that you schedule in your calendar.  On the Home tab, in the New group, click New Items and choose Appointment.

 A to-do list  On the Home tab, in the New group, click New Items and choose Task.

…demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.  use effectively and productively  troubleshoot, as needed  transfer knowledge to the learning of new technologies

 Include attachments in your own  Save attachments sent from others

 Files can be attached to an message.  In the message window, on the Message tab, in the Include group, click Attach File.

 When someone else sends you a file, you can open it or save it.  To open an attachment, double-click the attachment.  To save an attachment, right- click the attachment, and then click Save As.

 Use folders to organize your mail

 Inbox  Folders within the inbox  Deleted items  Sent items

 When you log into your laptop at school, you have immediate access to your by opening Outlook.

Students are able to use KSD Outlook Web Access to access their accounts from home.

At home Students use this log-in: KSD\sn_ _ _ _ _ _ The password will be the same as the password used at school. At home Students use this log-in: KSD\sn_ _ _ _ _ _ The password will be the same as the password used at school.

Students are limited to sending and receiving only within the district.

Student defaults the address book to a “student only” filter, but you may teachers and other staff as well.

Mailbox size is restricted.

All use of student must be:  in support of instruction, and  consistent with the mission and objectives of the Kent School District.

District-provided student is a privilege.  Users agree to learn and comply with the KSD acceptable use procedures.  Violation of this policy will result in appropriate school discipline sanctions including, but not limited to:  Detentions  In/out of school suspensions  Loss of technology privileges

The content of should be assumed to be public record and the property of Kent School District. KSD reserves the right to: Monitor Inspect Copy Review Store any and all communications, user files and documents.

As a representative of the school and community, exemplary behavior while using should be practiced. Unacceptable use includes, but is not limited to:  Harassment, profanity, obscenity, racist terms  Cyber bullying, hate mail, discriminatory remarks  Non-education related forwards (e.g. jokes, chain letters, images)  for individual profit or gain, advertisement, or political activities

 All electronic resources are to be used only by the authorized owner of the account.  Students need to protect their passwords, as is accessible directly upon log in.  Any created with a student log in and password is that student’s responsibility.