{"id":8070,"date":"2021-02-03T14:13:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?page_id=8070"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:54:29","slug":"co-authoring-tools-collaborative-work-apps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/co-authoring-tools-collaborative-work-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-authoring tools &amp; collaborative work apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What are co-authoring apps?<\/h2>\n<p>Co-authoring apps, or collaborative work spaces, are applications that allow real-time collaboration in a shared work space.<\/p>\n<p>They can be used for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in-class worksheet activities<\/li>\n<li>document collaboration\/annotation<\/li>\n<li>wikis\/portfolio tasks<\/li>\n<li>thought shower and creative thinking activities<\/li>\n<li>synchronous\/asynchronous project work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Co-authoring apps are particularly helpful for pre-prepared group work and\u00a0webinar activities, that require minimal set-up. Some applications also allow template creation for more complex activities.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What Microsoft 365 technologies can I use for co-authoring activities?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With Office 365 and OneDrive, multiple people can <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/document-collaboration-and-co-authoring-ee1509b4-1f6e-401e-b04a-782d26f564a4\">work together on a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>OneDrive<\/h3>\n<p>OneDrive is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/01\/22\/tools-for-learning-activities-office-365\/\">Office 365 suite of apps<\/a>. Saving files to OneDrive allows you to share them with other University members and collaborate in office.com in real-time.<\/p>\n<h3>PowerPoint Online<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/12\/18\/tools-for-learning-activities-powerpoint-online\/\">PowerPoint online<\/a>\u00a0 allows live co-authoring and can be used for presentation or poster creation activities.\u00a0 Some features of PowerPoint may not be available in PowerPoint online, compared to the desktop app. You may wish to use PowerPoint online for <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9UENj-268\">whiteboard activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Teams<\/h3>\n<p>Uploading files to a <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/04\/03\/using-microsoft-teams-in-teaching-and-learning\/\">shared Teams space<\/a>\u00a0 allows you to share with other University members and collaborate in Teams in real-time. Changes are saved automatically and a version history can be accessed if necessary,<\/p>\n<h3>OneNote<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/12\/18\/tools-for-learning-activities-onenote\/\">OneNote<\/a> allows live co-authoring and worksheet annotation. It can also be used for portfolio or wiki-style activities, or more complex class\/individual projects using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onenote.com\/classnotebook\">Class Notebook<\/a>. OneNote supports\u00a0 &#8216;inking&#8217; mark-up, audio\/video embedding and has an in-built equation editor.\u00a0 OneNote has a limited ability to record section contributors, and can be used to check individual activity within a collaborative exercise if necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are co-authoring apps? Co-authoring apps, or collaborative work spaces, are applications that allow real-time collaboration in a shared work space. 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