Microsoft is moving Live@edu to Microsoft 365 for Education

Microsoft Live@EDU has been around and has been a great tool for educational institutions to provide collaboration and communication in the cloud. They are now going to improve the experience by integrating their Office 365 service.

This is competing directly with Google Apps for education. And that is what I am going to check out next.

Here are some of the benefits. ( from their website) Large 25 GB mailboxes and the ability to send attachments up to 25 MB

• Anywhere-access to email, important documents, contacts, and calendar on nearly any device*, including PC, Mac, Windows Phone, iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry
• Works with the programs students know and use most – Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
• Student access to Office Web Apps for viewing, sharing and light editing of documents
• Team sites to share documents, task lists, and schedules to keep workgroups in sync
• Industry-leading, always-up-to-date antivirus and anti-spam solutions
• Optional student access to 25 GB of free online storage on Windows Live SkyDrive
• Latest version of Microsoft Live@Edu, which has thousands of schools and millions of student users today.
  * Access from mobile devices requires WiFi capability or depends on carrier network availability.