‘Microsoft Sway – what it is, how to use it in the classroom, and how to create one’ by Fiona Beal

What is Microsoft Sway and where do you find it?

• new Microsoft online tool• web based tool • create and share ideas• An online presentation tool.

Go to https://sway.com/ and sign up

What is an example of a Sway?

Julie Hembree a teacher-librarian in Seattle https://sway.com/gEzHZoxYMyLi9V9M

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/archive/2014/11/18/guest-blog-microsoft-s-sway-is-perfect-for-the-modern-classroom.aspx

What can you add to a Sway?

How can one use Sway in a classroom?

1. Assignment

Why teenagers like Facebook

YouTube and Teenagers

Why is Facebook risky?

Using social media as a teenager

http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.com/2015/05/take-education-to-new-heights-using.html

Kathryn Riv rom Micklefied Primary also set an assignment using Sway and on the blogpost shown below she gives the assignment plus some of the student examples

2. Digital storytelling

Little Red Riding Hood The Gingerbread Man

3. A writing portfolio

My Writing portfolio

4. A recap of an event

https://sway.com/3lIMfn7w98yH6TJo

https://youtu.be/Qq7FaWkMAiY

5. So many other ways

How can I make a Sway?

Let’s go through the steps in www.sway.com

THE ENDThis presentation and the recording of the webinar will be uploaded to the SchoolNet blog tomorrow:www.schoolnetsa.blogspot.com