My days spent at #TCEA16 last week were motivating and extremely inspiring. This week, I would like to select a few highlights to share with you. Today’s post is about Sway, a presentation tool.
Sway is a tool from Microsoft that some might call PowerPoint on Steroids. Sway is free, but you will need an Office or Microsoft account to use it on your Windows 10 computer, iPhone, or iPad. It does not appear to be available on Android or Mac.
The presentation I saw about Sway at TCEA was called, “Walk This Sway,” which you can find here. One of the unique things that sets this slide show maker apart from others is that it allows you to create a horizontal or vertical show. Shana Ellason, who spoke about Sway, provided this example of a horizontal presentation. According to her, Sway provides a lot of content that makes it easy to use to create interactive multimedia presentations. It also allows for easy collaboration.
We tend to use slide shows more as collection tools than presentation tools in my classroom, but I can see how the novelty and unique features of Sway could be used to add “pizzazz” to a student’s research report. If you’re tired of Prezi, Glogster, Powerpoint, and Google Slides, you might want to try Sway instead.
