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===What is Office Mix?=== | ===What is Office Mix?=== | ||
Office Mix is a free add-in for PowerPoint that's designed for educators. With Office Mix you can add audio narrations to PowerPoint presentations, include a screen cam video of yourself talking (if you want), draw on the screen as you talk, insert quiz questions for students to answer, and publish to the "cloud" for easy linking from Sakai. You can also see detailed data on what each student viewed and for how long, as well as each student's answers to any questions you inserted. | Office Mix is a free add-in for PowerPoint that's designed for educators. With Office Mix you can add audio narrations to PowerPoint presentations, include a screen cam video of yourself talking (if you want), draw on the screen as you talk, insert quiz questions for students to answer, and publish to the "cloud" for easy linking from Sakai. You can also see detailed data on what each student viewed and for how long, as well as each student's answers to any questions you inserted. | ||
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| + | * [https://mix.office.com/watch/1w9skxlx9a1bc Solving Rational Functions] by Stacey Roshan | ||
| + | * [https://mix.office.com/watch/16ek109czjvfc Annotating Texts in the Literature Classroom] by Jenni Baldwin | ||
| + | * More examples of [http://www.mixforteachers.com/example-mixes.html educational uses of Office Mix] | ||
| + | * To see even more examples, visit the [https://mix.office.com/Gallery Office Mix Gallery] | ||
===What do I need to use it?=== | ===What do I need to use it?=== | ||
Revision as of 08:39, 11 August 2015
Contents
What is Office Mix?
Office Mix is a free add-in for PowerPoint that's designed for educators. With Office Mix you can add audio narrations to PowerPoint presentations, include a screen cam video of yourself talking (if you want), draw on the screen as you talk, insert quiz questions for students to answer, and publish to the "cloud" for easy linking from Sakai. You can also see detailed data on what each student viewed and for how long, as well as each student's answers to any questions you inserted.
See examples:
- Solving Rational Functions by Stacey Roshan
- Annotating Texts in the Literature Classroom by Jenni Baldwin
- More examples of educational uses of Office Mix
- To see even more examples, visit the Office Mix Gallery
What do I need to use it?
To use Office Mix, you need...
- a computer with Windows and Office 2013 or Office 365
- a microphone or headset for recording audio
- speakers for hearing audio
Note: Office Mix does not work on Mac computers.
How can I learn to use Office Mix?
Starting in Fall 2015, Instructional Technologies is offering training workshops on Office Mix. You can browse the training schedule and sign up here.
Office Mix Training Handout
Additional Resources
mix.office.com www.mixforteachers.com
