Communication & Collaboration

Communication and Collaboration

Communication and Collaboration iconThe following services provide collaboration tools and file sharing/storage services for the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøCampus.

Box

Box cloud storage is available to all active 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfaculty, staff, and students. In addition to storing files, Box allows for easy collaboration with groups via multiple methods. Departments on campus can also request a departmental Box in addition to their individual accounts.

Zoom

Zoom, a cloud-based video conferencing service, is available to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfaculty, staff, and students. This eLearning tool provides easy-to-use, high-definition video/audio conferencing on almost any device.

SharePoint Online

SharePoint Online is a web-based collaboration tool that allows teams to share documentation, calendars, web-based forms, and more. It is available to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfaculty and staff for internal use. SharePoint Online was formerly known as Inside.SMU.

Asana

Asana is a project/task management and collaboration platform that is available for a fee to 51³Ô¹ÏÍødepartments upon request. This cloud-based system provides powerful tools to manage projects, coordinate team resources, share files and information, and more.

Network Drives

There are a number of different network drives provided and managed by OIT. These drives can only be accessed with 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcredentials (can not be accessed by a guest).

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OneDrive

OneDrive is a cloud storage system included in the Microsoft 365 Apps suite that is available to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøstudents, faculty, and staff. It is closely connected to Microsoft Office applications and can be used to collaborate with others using Office Online.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a single hub to collaborate in real-time on documents, chat, meet online and integrate with educational apps.

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Telephone & Voicemail

51³Ô¹ÏÍøprovides landline telephone service to most offices on campus. This also includes Unified Messaging features that allow for checking your voicemail from your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøe-mail or from any telephone.

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Wiki.SMU

Wiki.51³Ô¹ÏÍøis an online documentation system for faculty and staff that allows for editing and collaboration similar to other wiki-based services like Wikipedia.