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Sway is a free Microsoft application allows you to create quick and easy interactive, digital presentations that can easily be shared and viewed on the web, on any device. Start by adding your own text and pictures. Sway can then suggest searches to help you find relevant images, videos, tweets and other content that you can drag and drop directly into your creation. This makes it easy for you to bring your Sway to life with interactive content. Include a video to talk about your idea or add an interactive chart to let others dive into the details.

With Sway, there’s no need to spend lots of time on formatting. Its built-in design engine takes care of making your creation look its best. If the initial design doesn’t quite match your taste or mood, you can easily apply another — or fully customize your layout to make it your own. With Sway, you’re no longer limited to picking a pre-designed template that makes your presentations look like everyone else’s, and you don’t have to have any design skills to transform and showcase information in modern, interactive, and attention-getting ways.

• 1. Sign up for an account at https://sway.office.com/. 
• 2. Select Create, and immediately you will see two tabs - Storylines and Design. 
• 3. The Storyline is where you type, insert, edit, and format the content that tells your story. Content is arranged in sequential order by adding cards, each of which holds the type of content you want — such as text, images, videos, and even Office documents. The order of cards can be rearranged at any time to suit your needs. 
• 4. Select the Design tab to choose different styles of layout and formatting. 

• 1. Digital Storytelling
• 2. Presentation of the field trip, class project, assignment
• 3. Especially ideal for music, drawing and digital art
• 4. Digital portfolio or teaching portfolio
• 5. Content curation for research
• 6. A great platform for tutors who adopt  social constructivism; connectivism; constructionism

Watch Sway Overview video on Create, Design, and Share Your Story

How do I get started?

• Sway quick start guide
• Microsoft Sway tutorials on YouTube
• Getting started with Sway