In the event of a school closure, cloud solutions and cloud storage will play a key role. This newsletter will cover some tips that might help you.
But first three pieces of advice:
Change your password.
As you know, the password refreshes at regular intervals, so changing it now will avoid users being locked out.
Store important files on the cloud.
If your files are on onedrive/teams/sharepoint… you will have access to them from anywhere.
Setup your work email on your phone.
If you are worried to mix your home and work email on the same app. Use the default app for your home email and use the outlook app for work.
when asked, allow notifications to to be notified in real time.
If their servers become unstable or crash due to high traffic, you will find details on the status page: http://status.showmyhomework.co.uk/
Less likely… We could also experience something similar to what happened in China where students successfully managed to get their homework app blocked…
https://junkee.com/dingtalk-app-china-one-star-reviews/246020
First, bookmark this link: Microsoft 365 Service health page.
If you can’t access Office 365 due to server issues, this page will keep you up to date with known issues.
if you haven’t yet, have a look at the documents Mr Gowen created
You can use all the Office web apps online with any devices or the Office 365 app on phone/tablets.
You can also install a copy of Office on your own computer for free using your school credentials.