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Ms Sway

Sway is a free web-based tool from Microsoft that allows users to create interactive presentations. It can be accessed with a Microsoft account and as part of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. Sway makes it easy to incorporate images, videos, and text into visually appealing designs that look good on any device. Presentations can be shared through a link without requiring viewers to download anything. Sway has features like audio recording, templates, navigation tools, and works across devices. Teachers can use Sway to create step-by-step guides, newsletters, or engage students in collaborative multimedia projects.

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Ms Sway

Sway is a free web-based tool from Microsoft that allows users to create interactive presentations. It can be accessed with a Microsoft account and as part of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. Sway makes it easy to incorporate images, videos, and text into visually appealing designs that look good on any device. Presentations can be shared through a link without requiring viewers to download anything. Sway has features like audio recording, templates, navigation tools, and works across devices. Teachers can use Sway to create step-by-step guides, newsletters, or engage students in collaborative multimedia projects.

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MS Sway

Lisa Covington
Amy Erdmann
Brent Ferguson
Juanessa Winkfield
What is Microsoft Sway?
● Sway is a design engine that helps create interactive, professional and
visibly appealing designs through various means such as images, videos,
text and much more.
● In the age of smartphones, Sway allows the presentation to look great on
any browser or digital screen.
● Sharing your presentation does not require the viewers to download
anything. You can simply send a link for the presentation to be viewed.
How can you get Microsoft Sway?
● Sway is FREE to anyone who has a Microsoft account (or Hotmail, Outlook,
Live).
● Sway is also part of the Microsoft 365 subscription.
● To get started, you can visit sway.office.com.
● If you do not have a Microsoft account or Microsoft 365 subscription, you
can sign up for an account through the website.
The Basics & Feature of MS Sway
● Audio recording and closed captioning capable
● Cross-platform compatibility - work on a phone, computer or tablet
● Drop and drag features
● MS Sway counts how many views your document/file/presentation receives
● Navigation or accessibility view for ease of access
● Security and Privacy - lock your documents, or secure them with a password
● Simple templates make design a breeze
● Works with Chrome, Foxfire, and Edge
Applications for Instructional Settings
Students can use MS Sway to create Not only is MS Sway a useful tool for students to
presentations or even as a portfolio to use individually, it also supports work done in
demonstrate work they have completed. collaboration on a media rich project.
Sway for Instructional Engagement
Sway allows instructors to create a unique horizontal slideshow with step by step instructions. Teachers
can use it as a procedural document to teach students a specific process. For instance a teacher could
teach the writing process using Sway with embedded video and pictorial examples to guide learners in a
way similar to the way they process information on social media- “swipe left swipe right”. Sway can be
embedded and used in conjunction with other digital tools like a Google slide or PowerPoint to create
icebreakers or brain breaks for an extended presentation.

This format is ideal for an online newsletter. The creative flow allows for a extended but concise
presentation of information that is related like for a school or business newsletter with varying categories
of separate, but related information. Here is an example of a Sway created by (Aguilar, Glenday, IT/HISD)
as a brain break in a multimedia presentation.

Microsoft 365 YouTube Tutorial Video


References:
Team, T. S. (2020, March 11). What is Office Sway: 8 Features You Need to Use. Sherweb. Retrieved October 6, 2022,
from https://www.sherweb.com/blog/office-365/office-sway/ Aguilar, Glenda (2022, August 18).

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