For the final assignment I knew I really wanted to focus on word processing, writing, literacy, and how cloud based products\/services are changing how students write, collaborate, and share their ideas online. I was interested when reading about hypertext and the tools used to construct writing. I focused on word processors as a starting point for digital literacy, and touched on topics such as websites e-Portfolios, and social media being used to share ideas. My Rip-Mix-Feed project gathered online cloud based tools, including productivity suites which really have evolved from the software installed word processor\/slide presentation tool, and have gone into the cloud and become web enabled tools such as Office 365, Google Apps, that are built around the familiar, but are now very collaboration friendly in the classroom for sharing text, presentation, and multimedia. Many schools are moving from standalone productivity software for the cloud based solutions which really make working together a lot easier.<\/p>\n
I decided to present my material online I wanted to use a tool which could have a visually appealing design, be cloud based, and have online collaboration built in as a feature. I\u2019ve used some different website builders before, and wanted to challenge myself to learn something new. I found Sway easy to use once getting around the learning curve. The focus is very text, and media centric, and it\u2019s able to easily display on a wide range of platforms. Sway is part of the new Office Online set of tools and it seemed perfect for my needs. Students are able to easily insert content using the built in search with content that is tagged with Creative Commons licenses. Sway projects can be designed in different layouts, navigation, fonts, colours, and shared for display online, and worked on collaboratively.<\/p>\n