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<h2 id="h3_Zhes" class="" name="h3_Zhes">Tool Snapshot</h2>
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<th width="180px"><strong><a class="" href="https://products.office.com/en-us/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-HkkZ" data-unshortened-url="https://products.office.com/en-us/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans">Price</a></strong></th>
<td class="">Free with Office 365</td>
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<th width="180px"><strong>Learning</strong></th>
<td class=""><a class="" href="https://gsi.berkeley.edu/gsi-guide-contents/learning-theory-research/social-constructivism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-hjug" data-unshortened-url="https://gsi.berkeley.edu/gsi-guide-contents/learning-theory-research/social-constructivism/">Social Constructivism</a>, <a class="" href="https://learning-theories.com/connectivism-siemens-downes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-PwFPK" data-unshortened-url="https://learning-theories.com/connectivism-siemens-downes.html">Connectivism</a>, <a class="" href="http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Constructionism" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-oWIM" data-unshortened-url="http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Constructionism">Constructionism</a></td>
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<td class="">★★★★✩</td>
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<th width="180px"><strong><a class="" href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-bcxE" data-unshortened-url="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement">Privacy</a></strong></th>
<td class="">★★★✩✩</td>
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<th width="180px"><strong><a class="" href="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/accessibility-features-in-sway-536c615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-YPRH" data-unshortened-url="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/accessibility-features-in-sway-536c615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73">Accessibility</a></strong></th>
<td class="">★★★★★</td>
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<td class="">★★★★✩</td>
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<td class="">Unlimited</td>
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<td class="">Yes</td>
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<th width="180px"><strong><a class="" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/offering-ferpa?view=o365-worldwide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-Aaw" data-unshortened-url="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/offering-ferpa?view=o365-worldwide">COPPA/<br>FERPA</a></strong></th>
<td class=""><a class="" href="https://privacy.commonsense.org/privacy-report/Microsoft-Office-365-Education" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-mPy" data-unshortened-url="https://privacy.commonsense.org/privacy-report/Microsoft-Office-365-Education">Yes</a>/Yes</td>
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<th width="180px"><strong><a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-samF" data-unshortened-url="http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students-2016">ISTE*S</a></strong></th>
<td class="">Empowered Learner, Knowledge Constructor, Creative Communicator</td>
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<h3 id="h3_bcBb" name="h3_bcBb"><strong id="p_UiyZ" class="">Ease of use</strong></h3>
<p id="p_fbuk" class="" name="p_fbuk">Microsoft provides a good tutorial on its website; YouTube users have posted their own guides to using Sway, and the help feature is useful. Microsoft offers a <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-sway-2076c468-63f4-4a89-ae5f-424796714a8a" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-HgGm" data-unshortened-url="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-sway-2076c468-63f4-4a89-ae5f-424796714a8a">written tutorial on how to create a project in Sway</a>. However, it takes some playing around to get used to the tool. Since it’s a web-based app, the menus are different than standard Office menus. Learning to use the features to make your Sway go beyond a substitution for PowerPoint takes time.</p>
<h3 class="" id="h3_DCbS" name="h3_DCbS">Privacy</h3>
<p id="p_uKzs" class="" name="p_uKzs">Microsoft’s <a class="" href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-Twcd" data-unshortened-url="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement">privacy statement</a> is robust and complete, but still fairly easy to read. Users can control how much data they provide, however, some data is required to make a tool like Sway work (email address, password). Data is shared with 3rd parties, but some settings can be adjusted. Microsoft is Privacy Shield compliant.</p>
<h3 class="" id="h3_URRR" name="h3_URRR">Price</h3>
<p id="p_VVEI" class="" name="p_VVEI">There is no cost to use Sway as long as you have a Microsoft account. Free accounts are available to schools for both students and teachers and Sway is included in the free <a class="" href="https://products.office.com/en-us/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-HkkZ" data-unshortened-url="https://products.office.com/en-us/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans">package</a>. Sway is also ad-free. However, a Microsoft login in is required and Microsoft’s privacy policy indicates user data is shared with 3rd parties including advertisers.</p>
<h3 class="" id="h3_azHy" name="h3_azHy">Accessibility</h3>
<p id="p_AytH" class="" name="p_AytH">Microsoft has an accessibility statement. In Sway, there are <a class="" href="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/accessibility-features-in-sway-536c615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-YPRH" data-unshortened-url="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/accessibility-features-in-sway-536c615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73">tips/best practices </a>provided to make your Sway as accessible as possible. There is also an accessibility checker to review your work. Sway <a class="" href="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/accessibility-features-in-sway-536c615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-YPRH" data-unshortened-url="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/accessibility-features-in-sway-536c615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73">works </a>with screen readers/narrators and can be used with just a keyboard (no mouse required).</p>
<h3 class="" id="h3_syEU" name="h3_syEU">Access</h3>
<p id="p_jfgD" class="" name="p_jfgD">Sway can be used on all desktops and tablets and can be used without downloading any software or plugins. A high-speed connection isn’t required. Sways can be viewed on mobile phones, but editing on iPhones isn’t possible and the Sway app for iOS is being discontinued.</p>
<h2 id="h3_kuXC" class="" name="h3_kuXC">Sway Overview Video</h2>
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<h2 id="h3_fXbI" class="" name="h3_fXbI">Sway & the SAMR Model</h2>
<p id="p_eUwv" class="" name="p_eUwv">Dr. Ruben Puentedura’s <a class="" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/04/examples-of-transforming-lessons-through-samr/" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-CEsW" data-unshortened-url="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/04/examples-of-transforming-lessons-through-samr/">SAMR model</a> offers a lens for examining how technology is adopted in a classroom. As you strive to incorporate online tools into your classroom, we encourage you to use this model as an analytic tool.</p>
<p id="p_JUcA" class="" name="p_JUcA">Here is an example of how Sway might fit within the SAMR model:</p>
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<li id="li_uwIj" class="" name="li_uwIj"><strong class="">Substitution:</strong> Students create a Sway instead of a written book report.</li>
<li id="li_tRwu" class="" name="li_tRwu"><strong class="">Augmentation:</strong> Students include photos, videos, and other graphics in their Sway to help classmates visualize the setting and time period of the book.</li>
<li id="li_DrPX" class="" name="li_DrPX"><strong class="">Modification: </strong>Students utilize the voice-over capability in Sway to present their reports virtually instead of in the classroom</li>
<li id="li_iXSM" class="" name="li_iXSM"><strong class="">Redefinition: </strong>The teacher can create a Sway linking all of the presentations together to create a gallery of reports. Students can also add editors to their projects to work on them together in real-time.  </li>
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<p id="p_CIwg" class="" name="p_CIwg">Far too often, technology is used as a direct substitute for other low-tech tools (e.g., pencil and paper). While substitution has some benefits (e.g., students develop their technology skills and knowledge), we encourage you to think about how you might use Sway to modify or redefine learning.</p>
<h2 id="h3_ebuv" class="" name="h3_ebuv">Learning Activities</h2>
<h3 class="" id="h3_Yugx" name="h3_Yugx">Math</h3>
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<li id="li_PxpP" class="" name="li_PxpP">Students make a Sway that includes a video explanation of the different types of triangles and includes a gallery of images showing where the triangles occur in their environment or in everyday life.</li>
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<figure class="image text-center"><img id="img_fXdJ" class="img-fluid" src="https://edtechbooks.org/content_images/onlinetools/ZtAp_2.png" alt="The first card in a Sway called Triangles: Triple Trouble " name="img_fXdJ" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5107">
<figcaption class="text-center">The first card of a Sway about triangles</figcaption>
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<h3 class="" id="h3_Kafz" name="h3_Kafz">Science</h3>
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<li id="li_onBB" class="" name="li_onBB">Students “adopt” a mountain and use Sway to present maps and photos of their mountain, images of the types of rock that make up the mountain, etc…</li>
<li id="li_bnJi" class="" name="li_bnJi">Students photograph insects they find in their homes and neighborhoods and use Sway to organize their photos by order or family</li>
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<h3 class="" id="h3_wFsQ" name="h3_wFsQ">English/Language Arts</h3>
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<li id="li_KxNy" class="" name="li_KxNy">Students contribute articles to a classwide newsletter displayed on Sway.</li>
<li id="li_PTcH" class="" name="li_PTcH">Students practice technical writing by creating a user manual for their favorite kitchen appliance and publish the manual on Sway as documentation.</li>
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<h3 class="" id="h3_CUmk" name="h3_CUmk">Other</h3>
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<li id="li_VVyP" class="" name="li_VVyP">Art teachers could use Sway to create a gallery of their students’ work for a particular unit and then share the gallery with students in different classes, grades, or schools in the same district.</li>
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<h2 id="h3_dzgo" class="" name="h3_dzgo">Resources</h2>
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<li id="li_tQzs" class="" name="li_tQzs"><a class="" href="https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/office-sway-teacher-review/4607341" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-AWZf" data-unshortened-url="https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/office-sway-teacher-review/4607341">Teacher reviews of Sway</a></li>
<li id="li_qoXr" class="" name="li_qoXr"><a class="" href="https://askatechteacher.com/2017/07/28/what-is-microsoft-sway/" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-NFV" data-unshortened-url="https://askatechteacher.com/2017/07/28/what-is-microsoft-sway/">Ask a teacher about Sway</a></li>
<li id="li_Utye" class="" name="li_Utye"><a class="" href="https://teachersfirst.com/blog/2017/04/tech-tool-of-the-month-sway/" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-GJrZ" data-unshortened-url="https://teachersfirst.com/blog/2017/04/tech-tool-of-the-month-sway/">Sway on TeachersFirst</a></li>
<li id="li_FLFQ" class="" name="li_FLFQ"><a class="" href="https://youtu.be/mZFnRVwgOOM">Teaches. tech tutorial</a></li>
<li id="li_MQjB" class="" name="li_MQjB"><a class="" href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Sway/ct-p/Sway" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-oBi" data-unshortened-url="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Sway/ct-p/Sway">Microsoft’s Tech Community on Sway</a></li>
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<h2 id="h3_VCVD" class="" name="h3_VCVD">How to Use Sway</h2>
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<li id="li_UWEz" class="" name="li_UWEz"><a class="" href="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/create-in-sway-db30c63b-6548-456d-b0e2-9fcd68bfa7a0?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-jsQU" data-unshortened-url="https://support.office.com/en-us/article/create-in-sway-db30c63b-6548-456d-b0e2-9fcd68bfa7a0?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US">Text tutorial </a></li>
<li id="li_aqRe" class="" name="li_aqRe"><a class="" href="https://sway.office.com/dJQCjmsXgGNXhl9g" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-MqoW" data-unshortened-url="https://sway.office.com/dJQCjmsXgGNXhl9g">Sway tutorial</a></li>
<li id="li_LGrK" class="" name="li_LGrK"><a class="" href="https://youtu.be/pcg6DGO9hpI">Video tutorial </a></li>
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<h2 id="h3_dGAb" class="" name="h3_dGAb">Research</h2>
<p id="li_ZwQj" class="reference" name="li_ZwQj">Khazanchi, R. & Khazanchi, P. (2018). “Use of Microsoft SWAY in making Engaging Digital Stories for Students with Disabilities in K-12 classrooms”. In E. Langran & J. Borup (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2436-2441). Washington, D.C., United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved November 5, 2018 from<a class="" href="https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/183618/" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-CtGy" data-unshortened-url="https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/183618/"> https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/183618/</a></p>
<p id="li_RRrH" class="reference" name="li_RRrH">Reeves, J., Karp, J., Mendez, G., Veloso, E., McDermott, M., Borror, J., & Capo, B. (2018).  “Developing and implementing an online course framework.”<em class=""> Distance Learning, 15</em>(1), 41-50. Retrieved November 5, 2018 from  <a class="" href="http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.silk.library.umass.edu/docview/2086277182?accountid=14572" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-cgR" data-unshortened-url="http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.silk.library.umass.edu/docview/2086277182?accountid=14572">http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.silk.library.umass.edu/docview/2086277182?accountid=14572</a></p>
<p id="p_kxtz" class="reference" name="p_kxtz">Usman, R. K. (2020). <a href="https://jurnal.untirta.ac.id/index.php/JELTS/article/view/9999" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-shortened-url="https://edtechbooks.org/-RLNZ" data-unshortened-url="https://jurnal.untirta.ac.id/index.php/JELTS/article/view/9999">The Use of Microsoft Sway 365 in Teaching Reading Descriptive Text: A Response to Pandemic Situation</a>. <em>Journal of English Language Teaching and Cultural Studies</em>, <em>3</em>(2), 82-88.</p>
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