In Chapter 2 of “Sail the 7 C’s with Microsoft Education: Stories from Around the World to Transform and Inspire your Classroom”, we are introduced to Microsoft Sway. “Microsoft Sway is a presentation program and is part of the Microsoft Office family of products. Sway was offered for general release by Microsoft in August 2015. It allows users who have a Microsoft account to combine text and media to create a presentable website.”
In order to successfully create a document in Microsoft Sway, there are three main steps:
- Create
- Add Content
- Design and Share
On the Welcome to Sway page, select one of the following:
- Create New – to start from scratch.
- Start from a topic – to have Sway provide base content for you. Type your topic in the Enter a topic box, and then select Create outline.
- Note: If Sway can’t find enough public data for the topic, Sway suggests related topics. Select the most relevant topic, and then select Create Outline.
- Start from a document – to import content from an existing file. Browse to and select the file, and then select Open.
As future educators this is a great tool to show students to help them to focus on content instead of the design when creating projects.
You can use most of Microsoft Sway’s features for free with simply a Microsoft account!
Thanks for reading guys!!
-Carly Thompson
Hi Carly,
I really liked the layout of your blog. I liked that you included a video and pictures. I also liked how you added a quick tutorial on how to create in Microsoft Sway. I’ve never used Microsoft Sway but you made it look fun and easy to use.