Move to Microsoft 365 Education
Overview
Microsoft 365 Education helps educators unlock creativity, promote teamwork, and provide a simple and safe experience in a single, affordable solution built for education. The purpose of this guide and the links below is to help IT administrators deploy Microsoft Education offerings from start to finish, in the easiest and least costly way. We have divided articles into phases and steps to help you through the deployment continuum. For more help, e-mail eduhelp@microsoft.com.
Phase 1: Microsoft 365 EDU Deployment
Get started by creating your Office 365 tenant, setting up a cloud infrastructure for your school, and creating, managing, and syncing user accounts.
Create Your Office 365 Tenant
Secure and Configure Your Network
Sync your active directory
Sync your Student Information System
License Users
Phase 2: Device Management
Now that your infrastructure is set up, it's time to get school devices updated and ready with Windows 10, Intune for Education, Office, and Minecraft education apps.
Deploy Windows 10
Manage Devices with Intune for EDU
Install Office Apps on devices
Install Minecraft: Education Edition
Install apps from Microsoft Store for Education
Phase 3: Recommended Next Steps
Enable hybrid deployments for Exchange and SharePoint, which can serve as an intermediate step to moving completely to an Exchange Online or Sharepoint Online organization.