What is Microsft Sway exactly?
Microsft says is a platform that allows you to create a Create dynamic visual presentations on a flexible storytelling platform. To me, the application feels like a combination of PowerPoint, Office, and Word put together in single page format. It allows a person or group to perform a presentation or blog-like panel on a floating platform. This allows users to scroll on the page as opposed to sliding or page format.
Teaching with sway
Sway is like a digital portfolio tool where students can “post” pages of their written and visual work on the web. Students can share their pages with peers or teachers in a virtual walkthrough of their work seamlessly. Teachers can take advantage of Sway’s easy design templates and simple creation platform, too.
“Come sway away”
Once you get the gist of it, creating visually stunning stories in Sway can be very beneficial. This could be useful to create content that is easy to share with users. My take on this is that Sway is a tool that a teacher can use to present different lessons. An important learning from this application is its flexibility it demonstrates unique integration of many different files and sharing methods. Also, it is very important that students themselves can also use this tool to Enrich their learning
“A short introduction video of Microsoft Sway”
Ishell,
I have never heard of Microsoft Sway until taking this class, but it seems like such a fun tool to implement in our classrooms! I think it was encourage the students to see how creative they can get by showing their knowledge on content in a new way.
Ishell,
I really enjoyed reading your blog and learning about the tool Microsoft Sway. I found your blog very informational. I found it interesting that you stated that it was like Powerpoint, Office, and Word all combined. Your blog has definitely encouraged me to check out Microsoft Sway and to use the tool in the future.
Hi Ishell! This blog post was so informative, well organized and well written. Sway wasn’t something I was all too familiar with, but after seeing this post, I definitely have an interest in using this tool myself! Great post!
Hi Ishell,
I really enjoyed the way you organized your blog post. It was effortless to read and follow. You gave some great examples of how sway can be used in the classroom. I like how you summarized sway as a combination of PowerPoint, Office, and Word put together in single page format. What a novel idea! Your video was a great addition to your blog and was very informative, helping new users like myself learn about the benefits of sway and how to use it. Thanks again for sharing! Bayta Owens #GEN2108