Self-paced Learning

Learn how to view the Tacoma Public Schools website in another language. 

Learn how to change the captions and languages on our YouTube videos.

Microsoft Translator is a free app and web-based tool you can use on a computer, tablet, or smart phone. Learn about some of the options for using this powerful translation tool. 

Every student in Tacoma Public Schools has an Office 365 account. In Office 365, students have access to online file storage, creating and sharing files, email communication, and more. Learn how to log into Office 365 and get started using this wonderful set of tools. 

The OneDrive in Office 365 is the place to create, access, and share your work files. Learn how to create new files and folders to organize your work.  

Learn how to access your work In Office 365 OneDrive to rename or delete files as needed. 

Want to get started working on a document? You can use dictate in Word online for speech-to-text. Using the microphone on your computer or your smart phone, you can speak to your device and watch the text appear on the page! 

Need help sprucing up your document? Let the Editor in Word online help. It finds places in your document where you can fix spelling, edit grammatical errors, and more! 

Want to listen to the text in a document? Let the Immersive Reader help. It will read aloud the text on a page. You can access the Immersive Reader in many places. This video demonstrates how to use it in Word online.  

Working on a presentation? Let Designer in PowerPoint online help! As you add text and images to your slides, Design provides suggestions of how to layout your content for great looking presentations. 

In this quick video, learn how to compose and send an email to your teacher using Outlook through Office 365.  

Want to increase your efficiency as you work on your Windows computer? Here are some handy shortcuts that work on any Windows 10 computer. Similar shortcuts are available for Apple computers.   

Working on a Windows 10 computer and need to see to programs at the same time? Use the Windows Snap feature. It is a quick way to view two windows side-by-side. 

Learn how to join a Teams meeting using a computer from home.

Learn how to install the Microsoft Teams app to your mobile device and login with your Tacoma Public Schools Office 365 account.  

Learn how to join a Teams Meeting with the Microsoft Teams app on a mobile device such as a smart phone.