Microsoft Office 365 Education
Purpose of use
- Office 365 Education is an office suite developed by Microsoft for educational institutes.
Applications
- The following applications of the package are used in Metropolia:
Application | Info page | Purpose of the application |
|---|---|---|
| Info page | Cloud storage | |
| Office Online | Cloud version of the Office package | |
| Word Online | Info page | Word processing |
| Excel Online | Info page | Spreadsheet |
| Info page | Presentations | |
| Forms | Info page | Surveys |
| Power Automate | Info page | Workflow/automation service |
| Teams | Info page | Group chat |
| Planner | Info page | Project management |
| Kaizala | Info page | Messaging |
| Sway | Info page | Richer presentations |
| Info page | Note-taking application | |
| Onenote Class Notebook | Info page | Learning platform |
| Info page | Publishing and online collaboration | |
| Skype for Business | Info page | Video conference |
| Feeds | Info page | News feed |
| Delve | Info page | Dashboard |
| Stream | Info page | Video publishing |
| Viva Engage | Info page | Social network |
| Feed | Info page | Feeds |
| Power BI | Info page | Business intelligence |
| Powerapps | Info page | Creating custom applications |
| Whiteboard | Info page | Interactive whiteboard |
Permissions
- The office suite is available to Metropolia students and staff members. Documents can be shared to other users as well.
- Installation: follow the guides on the right side of the page.
Address
- Metropolia students and staff members sign in with their Metropolia accounts at https://login.microsoftonline.com. Enter your user account in this form: username@metropolia.fi
- The password is the same as your Metropolia account password.
Contact information
- Technical administrators are Mikko Mäkelä and Petri Silmälä.
What to do when having problems
- Make a service request in Helpdesk if you have issues with Office 365 in Education.
Literature and guides
- Microsoft Office 365 Education (official)
- Office blogs (official)
- Office for iPad guide (official)
- Training Center (official)
- Office 365 on Wikipedia (2021)
- Everything you need to know about Office 365 Education (2020)
Videos
- Microsoft in Education -video channel (EN, official)
- Microsoft Ignite 2020 Recap (EN, 2020)
- Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace (G-Suite) - A Comprehensive Comparison (EN, 2021)
Contents of the page last checked: 10/2023
Microsoft Office 365 Education in Finnish
How to deploy Office 365 Education in Metropolia
- Wait 2 hours for the Microsoft account to activate
Sign in with your Metroolia account, in the form of username@metropolia.fi (not with your email address)
Guides of applications
Check out the Applications table on this page ("Info page").
Good to know
Answers to frequently asked questions