© Copyright 2016

by The Source for Learning, Inc. All rights reserved

So Simple. So Slick.So Sway!

Karen Streeter

@howlingmonkey2

Ruth Okoye

@moreruckus2

What is Sway?

Watch

Video

together

An easy-to-use digital storytelling app for creating and sharing polished, online,

interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, and more.

What is SWAY?

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Why SWAY?

Media Rich

Reader to Interact with Content

Focus on Content NOT Formatting

View on ANY Device (with browser)

Research Skills:

documenting the story, finding and analyzing pertinent information

Technology Skills:

learning to use a variety of hardware and software

Writing Skills:

Formulating a point of view and developing a script

Organizational Skills:

Managing the scope of the project, the materials used and the time it takes to complete the task

Presentation Skills:

Deciding how to best present a story to an audience Communication

Skills:

Working within a group and determining roles

Problem-Solving Skills:

Learning to make decisions and overcome obstacles at all stages of project Assessment

Skills:

Gaining expertise critiquing their own and others’ work

PSA

Breaking News or historic

“you are there” broadcast”

Movie trailer for a book,

article, historical era, event

Living History/ Oral History/

Historical interview

Dramatizing pieces of

literature

Personal narrative Virtual Tour

Digital Lab Report

Documentaries/Docudramas

INTRODUCTION TO

INTERFACE

● Menu

● Storyline / Preview

BASICS PART 1

● Text Cards

● Media Cards

● Reordering Cards

● Emphasize

● Accent

● Focus Points

CARDS

● Pictures

● Documents

● Videos

● Social Media

● Audio

INSERTING MEDIA

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Embed-content-in-your-Sway-

1e1ab12a-f961-4a26-8afc-77a15f892b1d?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Esri ArcGIS Online

GeoGebra

Giphy

Google Calendar

Google Docs

Google Forms

Google Maps

Infogram

Sway currently supports embedding content

from the following sites:

Microsoft Channel 9

Microsoft Docs.com

Microsoft Office Mix

Microsoft OneDrive

(Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, and PDF

documents)

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Pulse

Microsoft Sway

Mixcloud

Poll Everywhere

Sketchfab

SoundCloud

Vimeo

Vine

YouTube

Sway Basics (Part 2):

Transforming and Sharing Your Content

Creating a Sway from Content

Have no fear...start from topics or templates is here!

What existing document

do you have that might

easily become a Sway?

Sample Sways

•Art portfolio

• Cows

•Quadratic equations Lesson

•Student showcase - Newton’s law

•Poetry Anthology

•Class Newsletter

•STEAM PD

How could you use Sway in your classroom in a way other what has already been mentioned?

What do you think?

Stay Connected!• Presentation Link:

• Follow us!

@HowlingMonkey2

@moreruckus2

• Join the MS Educator Community:

https://education.microsoft.com

• 30 Minute Sway Training:

https://education.microsoft.com/GetTrained/Introduction-to-Sway

• Microsoft Educator Promo Code:

KSZXRD6DSWSFY2017

© Copyright 2016

by The Source for Learning, Inc. All rights reserved

Thank you!

So Simple. So Slick.So Sway!