{"id":158,"date":"2016-11-21T11:39:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T17:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/msideedtech\/?p=158"},"modified":"2016-11-21T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T17:39:38","slug":"sway-creating-visually-interesting-and-interactive-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/msideedtech\/2016\/11\/21\/sway-creating-visually-interesting-and-interactive-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Sway: Creating Visually Interesting and Interactive Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I want to introduce Microsoft Sway.\u00a0 Sway is a program designed to help users create projects that are visually interesting and incorporates some interactive components.\u00a0 It is a little difficult to describe what Sway is, so instead here is an example that I created<\/a>.\u00a0 This is a short project describing one of my hobbies, canning fresh foods.<\/p>\n

Sway provides the user with a number of existing templates to choose from (for example I searched for ‘communication’ and Sway had a template ready for me with ideas of what to include) or to create their own. The basic building block is called a ‘card.’ These cards can be text or media based. Additionally there are different options for grouping cards together.\u00a0 Another nice feature of Sway is the ease in finding media.\u00a0 Sway holds a library of images and videos that are part of the Creative Commons License, so you can be confident that you are allowed to use the images you search for.\u00a0 All of the images in my Sway example came from their library.\u00a0 All I had to do was use a search terms (e.g. “tomatoes,” “chopping food,” “canning tools”) and a number of options were presented.<\/p>\n

Bringing images in is done through a simple drag-and-drop action. In addition the user can include information about the image and include alt text (text that screen readers can read) for those who are visually impaired.<\/p>\n

A few ways that instructors might choose to use Sway can include giving students a slightly different way of presenting material.\u00a0 This tool allows for a story telling approach that PowerPoint may not do well.\u00a0 Student may also use this tool to create electronic projects.\u00a0 Stories, Informational Projects, Marketing materials, Research Presentations are just a few ideas.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in seeing a Sway build in action take a look at this short 4 min video I made.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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