In today’s flexible world of working, learning needn’t stop at the classroom boundaries. Innovative Office 2007 applications like SharePoint and Live Communicator offer simple, secure ways to share information and communicate in real time – so you can work with students and colleagues, wherever you are. On This PageImproving Collaboration Across Your InstitutionDo you find that your institution is under increasing pressure to improve communication and collaboration, and better support team working and project-based learning? How Office 2007 Can HelpOffice 2007 simplifies access to information and collaboration across schools and institutions – meaning you and others can work together effectively, regardless of location. - Gather notes and recordings of meetings into a single document and share them with Office OneNote 2007.
- Up-to-date versions of documents are available to everyone.
- Use classroom-led wikis and blogs as a way for students to interact, report on topics, and express their ideas.
- View rich information about contact availability through presence technologies. This makes it easy to see who is online at the same time, and available to take part in planned or ad-hoc discussions.
- Discuss assignments, teaching and research securely and in real time using Office Live Communicator.
Simplifying Group WorkingDo you and your students sometimes need to work in ad hoc groups, but find it difficult to do this in a simple and secure way, often with members unable to work online all the time? How Office 2007 Can HelpOffice Groove 2007 helps groups work together in a secure setting – even if they can’t stay connected. So you can collaborate in groups and with external parties, online or offline, with minimal cost and fuss. - Users can create an Office Groove 2007 workspace on their computer with a single click, and share encrypted file stores and discussion spaces.
- Groups can bring together collaborators from multiple institutions and countries to a shared secure online location.
- Team members can work offline – no need to stay connected to a server. When a person next connects, changes to documents by team members are updated.
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