Office Mix

Mix it Up With Office MixJonathan Wylie, Technology Consultant, Grant Wood AEAContact: [email protected], @jonathanwylie, www.jonathanwylie.com

An Introduction

What is Office Mix?

1. Free add-in for PowerPoint that makes it easy to create interactive online lessons

2. Free web-portal to publish, share, and see analytics for lessons

3. Browser-based interactive player for lessons that works on all devices

4. Extensible platform supporting novel interactibles, embedding, analytics, … leveraging standards

Sign in

Office Mix works on Office 2013+

Free Microsoft Account

Sign in

Office 365 for Education

Download the Office Mix add-on at mix.office.com

Mix Tools

After you install Office Mix…• PowerPoint will open with help and tips on how to get started• The tools are just a tap away on the Mix tab of the PowerPoint ribbon

Creating Quality Audio & Video

Office Mix RecordingAudio & Video Audio Only Video Only No Audio

or Video

Slide & animationnavigation

Start & stoprecording

Preview your recording

Delete yourrecording(s)

Slide notes are a great teleprompter. They appear here

Live video preview

Select you videoand/or audio inputs

Microphone level and volume sliderPress the microphoneicon to mute

Close to exit

3 pen sizes, erase andink colors. Inking isenabled once youbegin recording

Shortcut Keys

F9To begin

recording

SpacebarTo advance to the next slide

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

To select different ink colors

For a complete list of hot keys visit: https://officemix.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/382397-what-are-the-keyboard-shortcuts-in-the-lesson-reco

Audio Recording Best Practices

Speak clearly

Speak into the microphone

Record in a quiet room

Use a quality microphone

Check List Microphone RecommendationsGood Analog external mic SF-920

or a microphone from an HD Webcam: MicrosoftLifeCam Studio or LogitechPro C920

Better Samson C03U or Blue Yeti

Screen Recording

Start & stoprecording

Select the areaTo record

Toggle on & off audio captured during recording

Toggle on & off mouse movements captured during recording

Close to exit

Unpin to hid control panel during recording

Selected area for recording

When finished, screen recordings are inserted into your slide as a video

Web Pages, Simulations & More

Inserting a Web PageCheck List

1. On the Mix tab, click “Quizzes, Videos, Apps” and then select the Store tab.2. Scroll down until you see the Web Viewer and click the “Add” button.3. Read the terms and click “Trust It” to install the app.

Inserting a Web PageCheck List

1. Enter the URL of the website you want to include in your Mix and click Preview2. Resize and adjust the position of the website on your slide3. Click Edit to change the website URL if necessary

Adding SimulationsCheck List

Several other apps are available for you to add from the Store. They include Khan Academy videos, Science simulations, graphing applications for Math, coding apps and more.

Quiz & Poll Creation

Adding Quizzes and PollsCheck List

There are a number of quiz questions that you can add at various points in your Mix in order to check for understanding.

When students take a quiz in your Office Mix, the data is saved for you to track their progress and see how well they did.

Other data like how long they spent on each slide and how many slides they viewed is also stored as part of the analytic data.

Check List

Check List

Uploading a Mix

Upload to mix.office.com

Step 1: Click Upload to Mix

Step 2: Click Next to login and begin the upload

Sharing & Analytics

Permissions & SharingThe correct permissions will ensure that you are collecting all the data you need when student view your Office Mix presentations.

1. To check Permissions & Sharing, log in to your account at mix.office.com and click “My Mixes”

2. Next, click “Details” on the Mix you want to access

Permissions & SharingPrivate

Only youcan view

Visitor Analytics

Organization

Only your organization

can view

Visitor Names

Anyone witha link must

sign-in to view

Limited

Visitor Names

Unlisted

Anyone witha link

can view

Visitor Names

Public

Anyone can search & view

Visitor Names

• Publish to thousands of sites and platforms via

• oEmbed • embed.ly• SCORM

• Also available as an LTI app for Canvas, Schoology and others

Embed Experience

SharePoint

BlogsFacebook Twitter

LTI (sample)MoodleedX

And thousands more

Accessing Analytics

1. To access the analytics on any given Mix, log in to your account at mix.office.com and click “My Mixes”.

2. Next, click “Analytics” on the Mix you want to view the data on.

Analytics ‘By Slides’ Analytics ‘By Visitors’ Analytics ‘By Exercises’ Permissions & Sharing

Analytics

Classroom Uses

Search the GalleryNavigate to mix.office.com and click “Gallery” at the top of the page to see public Mixes that have been shared by other teachers. You can use, download, and edit anything in the gallery that you find here.

Some Example Mixes

Math and science teachers• https://mix.office.com/watch/18t946yrxiv01

• https://mix.office.com/watch/7llhx8x60jna

• https://mix.office.com/watch/2dhwh9vlfmfx

• https://mix.office.com/watch/1cymc9f28i4jw

English and language arts teachers• https://mix.office.com/watch/16ek109czjvfc

• https://mix.office.com/watch/1mzfew5bnch2m

Young children• https://mix.office.com/watch/1dq7aydogk6no

Professional development• https://mix.office.com/watch/1hhtqzwusxxyh

More Sample Mixes

Animal Extremes Commas vs. SemicolonsOffice Mix for Education

Air Pressure & Volume Microsoft Accessibility in Education All About Factors

Resources• Mix for Teachers – The official Office Mix website for teachers

• Office Mix Training from Atomic Learning

• 5 Ways Office Mix Will Transform the Way You Teach

• Download the Office Mix Help Guide (PDF)

• Expert Educators using Office Mix in the Classroom

• Getting Started With Office Mix

• Office Mix YouTube Playlist of Educational Uses

• How Office Mix is a powerful tool for blended or flipped learning

Mix it Up With Office MixJonathan Wylie, Technology Consultant, Grant Wood AEAContact: [email protected], @jonathanwylie, www.jonathanwylie.com