Microsoft Sway

How to use and create a presentation in MS Sway

Learning Objectives

In this lesson, you should: 

  • Be able to log into MS Sway
  • Be able to add text and images into your presentation 
  • Be able to edit the background colour of a slide 
  • Be able to add in Gifs and videos into your presentation

Project: Advising Others

We have looked at communicating online and the dangers of internet threats. 

 

You are going to be creating a Microsoft Sway presentation all about E-safety on one social media platform. 

 

Your audience is your peers, you need to aim it towards 11-12 year olds. You will need to tell them how to stay safe when online.

What will we be assessed on?

In your presentations, I will be looking for:

Consistency

  • Are your slides matching throughout your presentation.
  • ​The font, the theme, and the colours should be the same

Content

Is the content:

  • Relevant
  • Accurate
  • Suitable for your target audience
  • Easy to read

What will we be assessed on?

In your presentations, I will be looking for:

Text and Images

  • Good size text that contrasts with the background.
  • Lists are in bullet points.
  • Is there an appropriate amount.
  • Are the images relevant and clear.

Features

  • Is there a significant amount of videos, Gifs, hyperlinks and animations.
  • They should only be added if necessary. 

Logging into MS Sway

First, you will need to go to https://sway.office.com/

The website should look like this

You will need to click on get started 

Then log in with your full school email address and password

Create a new Sway

When you have logged in you should arrive here

You can click on "Create New" to open up a new presentation 

Add a Title

From here you should add a title to your Sway. Your title should be "E-Safety Presentation.

Add an Image Card

When you click on the 'plus' icon at the bottom of your Sway, you should see a menu of the different items you can add to your Sway. Clicking on image will add an image card to your sway

Add an Image Card

This will open a menu on the right where you can search for images using the circled search bar, or upload an image from your computer. 

Add an Image

When you have found an image that you like, you can click and drag it into your Sway, dropping it into the circled area. 

Add a Text Card

Next, add in a text card to your Sway. Then, write in some text relating to the picture you just added in. 

Grouping your cards together

Once you have added in your text, click on the tick boxes in the bottom right corners of the image and the text, then press group, circled in red.

This will group them both onto the same slide.

Viewing your Presentation

You can click on 'Design' to see how your presentation will look. 

 

Don't forget to click back on 'Storyline' to carry on editing your Sway. 

Viewing your Presentation

While here, you can click on Styles in the top right corner as change the style from Horizontal to Slides.

This Styles tab also allows you to change the font colour and size.

Adding a video to your Sway

When you click on the 'plus' sign this time, you need to click on media, then you can add a video. 

Adding a video to your Sway

Again, you can use the search bar to find a video relating to your topic, then click and drag the video into your Sway. 

REMEMBER:

Don't forget the purpose of your presentation!

Adding in a GIF

Adding a GIF is the same as adding in an image, except this time search for a GIF and it will play as soon as it is displayed on the slide. You may have to do a google search for one and copy/paste it into your Sway. 

Changing the Styles

For each image and gif, you can change the focus point of the image. This will change how much of the photo is shown on the slide. You can even set the entire image as important, which will display the whole image on the slide. 

Now you have finished

Remember to use the Rubric on Google Classroom to make sure you have met the criteria. This is not the assessment but this criteria should apply to all presentations you make. 

What have we learned? 

In your OneNote notebooks, you should write down what you have learned in todays lesson, and then answer the 3 questions below.