• 15 October, 2021

    Microsoft Office 365: A Basic Tools For All 21st Century Schools

Microsoft has not become one of the biggest technology companies in the world by mistake, it has continued to change the face of the world with its high class software and gadgets.

The tech giant has been able to inject its objectives into the education sector by releasing software and edu-tech applications that will ease teaching and learning.

One of their biggest invention is Microsoft 365 that has become the most widely used application in the education sector across the globe. Microsoft 365 has continued to evolve with the latest trend in the world of technology and we've decided to share details on what you need to know about this tool that has become a necessity in this 21st century.

 

What is Microsoft Office 365?

Microsoft Office 365 is a suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration applications that integrates all Microsoft’s existing online applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Sway, and Access) into a cloud service, adding Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams as the main communication and collaboration applications. 

Why do I need Microsoft Office 365?

A lot of educators have continue to ask themselves this question, highlighted below are some cogent reason on why an educator should not overlook Microsoft Office 

Explore and Integrate: Office 365 Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office and other Microsoft programs.

Collaborate Anywhere Anytime: With Office 365, users get web-enabled access to email, documents, contacts, and calendars regardless of whichever device or browser they use. 

Real-time Collaboration: Teams can collaborate with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Users can see real-time edits or additions their colleagues are making to a document.

Top-notch cyber security: Office 365 has built-in security and continuous compliance. You always know where your data is and who has access to it. 

Flexibility: With multiple options in the Office 365 suite, enterprises buy only the office solutions they need and convert CAPEX into OPEX.

Get Organized: When you use Office 365, email, calendar and contacts are all synchronized.

Real-time Collaboration: Teachers and students can collaborate with Microsoft Teams, One-note and Flip grid in real-time. Users can see real-time edits or additions their colleagues are making to a document, a perfect way that ease teaching and learning. 

Summary:

Microsoft 365 is the platform to beat. As a tool for education, it provides everything you need to plan future strategies, manage your classroom, and communicate with your students, their parents, the school organization, and present new ideas.

This great invention has been made available for all schools for free, why not take advantage of this offer by getting it deployed for your institution. For deployment details, contact Microsoft Partners  or Click Here To Fill Deployment Form

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