walk this sway!
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Walk This Sway!By Jonathan Wylie, Technology Consultant: Grant Wood AEA Contact: [email protected], @jonathanwylie
What is Sway?- The newest member of the Office family
- An online presentation and storytelling app
- A cross platform tool that works on all devices
Add a Title The title can stand alone, or you can add a background image for your title by tapping the background square and uploading a new image.
Add Cards
Use the Text Card to add blocks of paragraph sized text to your Sway
The Heading card lets you divide up your Sway into sectionsPictures can be uploaded or added from a variety of places
Video can be added from YouTube, and other services
Tweets can be added too. Simply search for keywords to find the tweets you need
The Embed card lets you add HTML embed code to add objects from other sites
More Cards
Add a group of photos you want to display together
Add an interactive stack of photos you can click through one by one
Add two photos for a before and after comparison. Move the slider to compare.
Add multiple photos to create a slideshow in your Sway
Add multiple photos and arrange them in a grid view
Add an Excel powered chart to create interactive data graphs
DesignClick the Design tab to
choose from a variety of built-in themes for your Sway. Each
one has been carefully designed to make your
content shine, and no design skills are required.
Need some inspiration? Click the Remix button for a
random theme for you. All your existing content will
automatically be resized and formatted for the new theme.
You can customize any theme by clicking the Design tab, and then the Customize
button where you can change fonts and colors.
Navigation The navigation tab lets you choose which way you would like viewers to interact with your content.
You can choose between vertical scrolling, (like a website page), or horizontal scrolling.
Arrows are provided for the viewer to jump to the next page, but the spacebar can also be used for this.
Sharing
Share on Facebook
Tweet link
Get a sharing link Get a link for
collaboratorsGenerate HTML embed code
Set privacy settings for your Sway. People with the link, is the default setting.
Revoke access granted to collaborators
Manage
Share
Duplicate
Delete
You can copy, delete and share any Sway that you have made by clicking My Sways, and then looking for the three dots in the top right-hand corner of the Sway you would like to manage. Click to make changes.
Classroom Uses
Classroom newsletters
Digital storytelling
One page websites
Group projects
Photo journalism
Procedural writing
Book reports
School event flyers
Presentations
Sway within a Sway
Classroom resources/syllabus
Interactive lesson delivery
Digital portfolios for Art
Sharing student work
Professional development
Student reports
Walk This Sway!By Jonathan Wylie, Technology Consultant: Grant Wood AEA Contact: [email protected], @jonathanwylieSlides can be found at: tinyurl.com/WalkThisSway