Over the past year and a half, we have increased the use of Microsoft 365 applications on campus, including Microsoft Teams, and as the basis of our myDrake campus portal. As a resource to keep everyone up to date on the Microsoft 365 tools available to Drake, ITS created a new knowledge base article available in our IT service portal.

This article provides a list of all currently available Microsoft 365 applications and related tools. Please note that while they are available to use, ITS does not provide support or training for most applications. We do, however, provide links within the article to curated Microsoft resources to help you get started.

On Friday, May 28, Drake ITS will be releasing the Forms application for use as both a standalone tool and as part of Microsoft Teams. You will be able to use Forms to collect data via surveys, quizzes, and polls. NOTE: Creation of surveys, quizzes and polls via Forms is limited to Drake faculty and staff but all Drake users, including students, can submit responses.

As additional Microsoft tools and applications are made available to the Drake community, we will include them in this article with Microsoft resources on how to best use them. We hope this evolving resource will help you use Microsoft 365 tools more effectively.

— Carla Herling, ITS