About Arizona State University
Succeeding in your online degree program means being organized and resource-aware. ASU students have free access to all of the “products” courses may use, so become familiar with the options and comfortable using the variety of tools available.
Planning & Organization
ASU was one of the first universities to partner with Google to offer students their Apps for Education. Because it’s important to keep university deadlines and course due dates handy, you can access Google’s Calendar directly from your My ASU page.
Document Management & Collaboration
You have several options as an ASU student for creating documents, presentations or spreadsheets. Google Drive, Microsoft Office, iWork, PDF readers and more are all available to use at no cost through MyASU. Many students take advantage of Google Drive, which in addition to allowing you to save your work “in the cloud,” making it accessible from any Internet-connected device, also offers a sharing feature. Real-time and asynchronous collaboration with classmates via Google Drive can be valuable when collaborating online means managing classmates’ busy schedules, and sometimes different time zones.