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Mix it Up With Office MixJonathan Wylie, Technology Consultant, Grant Wood AEAContact: [email protected], @jonathanwylie, www.jonathanwylie.com
An Introduction
What is Office Mix?
1. Free add-in for PowerPoint that makes it easy to create interactive online lessons
2. Free web-portal to publish, share, and see analytics for lessons
3. Browser-based interactive player for lessons that works on all devices
4. Extensible platform supporting novel interactibles, embedding, analytics, … leveraging standards
Sign in
Office Mix works on Office 2013+
Free Microsoft Account
Sign in
Office 365 for Education
Download the Office Mix add-on at mix.office.com
Mix Tools
After you install Office Mix…• PowerPoint will open with help and tips on how to get started• The tools are just a tap away on the Mix tab of the PowerPoint ribbon
Creating Quality Audio & Video
Office Mix RecordingAudio & Video Audio Only Video Only No Audio
or Video
Slide & animationnavigation
Start & stoprecording
Preview your recording
Delete yourrecording(s)
Slide notes are a great teleprompter. They appear here
Live video preview
Select you videoand/or audio inputs
Microphone level and volume sliderPress the microphoneicon to mute
Close to exit
3 pen sizes, erase andink colors. Inking isenabled once youbegin recording
Shortcut Keys
F9To begin
recording
SpacebarTo advance to the next slide
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
To select different ink colors
For a complete list of hot keys visit: https://officemix.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/382397-what-are-the-keyboard-shortcuts-in-the-lesson-reco
Audio Recording Best Practices
Speak clearly
Speak into the microphone
Record in a quiet room
Use a quality microphone
Check List Microphone RecommendationsGood Analog external mic SF-920
or a microphone from an HD Webcam: MicrosoftLifeCam Studio or LogitechPro C920
Better Samson C03U or Blue Yeti
Screen Recording
Start & stoprecording
Select the areaTo record
Toggle on & off audio captured during recording
Toggle on & off mouse movements captured during recording
Close to exit
Unpin to hid control panel during recording
Selected area for recording
When finished, screen recordings are inserted into your slide as a video
Web Pages, Simulations & More
Inserting a Web PageCheck List
1. On the Mix tab, click “Quizzes, Videos, Apps” and then select the Store tab.2. Scroll down until you see the Web Viewer and click the “Add” button.3. Read the terms and click “Trust It” to install the app.
Inserting a Web PageCheck List
1. Enter the URL of the website you want to include in your Mix and click Preview2. Resize and adjust the position of the website on your slide3. Click Edit to change the website URL if necessary
Adding SimulationsCheck List
Several other apps are available for you to add from the Store. They include Khan Academy videos, Science simulations, graphing applications for Math, coding apps and more.
Quiz & Poll Creation
Adding Quizzes and PollsCheck List
There are a number of quiz questions that you can add at various points in your Mix in order to check for understanding.
When students take a quiz in your Office Mix, the data is saved for you to track their progress and see how well they did.
Other data like how long they spent on each slide and how many slides they viewed is also stored as part of the analytic data.
Check List
Check List
Uploading a Mix
Upload to mix.office.com
Step 1: Click Upload to Mix
Step 2: Click Next to login and begin the upload
Sharing & Analytics
Permissions & SharingThe correct permissions will ensure that you are collecting all the data you need when student view your Office Mix presentations.
1. To check Permissions & Sharing, log in to your account at mix.office.com and click “My Mixes”
2. Next, click “Details” on the Mix you want to access
Permissions & SharingPrivate
Only youcan view
Visitor Analytics
Organization
Only your organization
can view
Visitor Names
Anyone witha link must
sign-in to view
Limited
Visitor Names
Unlisted
Anyone witha link
can view
Visitor Names
Public
Anyone can search & view
Visitor Names
• Publish to thousands of sites and platforms via
• oEmbed • embed.ly• SCORM
• Also available as an LTI app for Canvas, Schoology and others
Embed Experience
SharePoint
BlogsFacebook Twitter
LTI (sample)MoodleedX
And thousands more
Accessing Analytics
1. To access the analytics on any given Mix, log in to your account at mix.office.com and click “My Mixes”.
2. Next, click “Analytics” on the Mix you want to view the data on.
Analytics ‘By Slides’ Analytics ‘By Visitors’ Analytics ‘By Exercises’ Permissions & Sharing
Analytics
Classroom Uses
Search the GalleryNavigate to mix.office.com and click “Gallery” at the top of the page to see public Mixes that have been shared by other teachers. You can use, download, and edit anything in the gallery that you find here.
Some Example Mixes
Math and science teachers• https://mix.office.com/watch/18t946yrxiv01
• https://mix.office.com/watch/7llhx8x60jna
• https://mix.office.com/watch/2dhwh9vlfmfx
• https://mix.office.com/watch/1cymc9f28i4jw
English and language arts teachers• https://mix.office.com/watch/16ek109czjvfc
• https://mix.office.com/watch/1mzfew5bnch2m
Young children• https://mix.office.com/watch/1dq7aydogk6no
Professional development• https://mix.office.com/watch/1hhtqzwusxxyh
More Sample Mixes
Animal Extremes Commas vs. SemicolonsOffice Mix for Education
Air Pressure & Volume Microsoft Accessibility in Education All About Factors
Resources• Mix for Teachers – The official Office Mix website for teachers
• Office Mix Training from Atomic Learning
• 5 Ways Office Mix Will Transform the Way You Teach
• Download the Office Mix Help Guide (PDF)
• Expert Educators using Office Mix in the Classroom
• Getting Started With Office Mix
• Office Mix YouTube Playlist of Educational Uses
• How Office Mix is a powerful tool for blended or flipped learning
Mix it Up With Office MixJonathan Wylie, Technology Consultant, Grant Wood AEAContact: [email protected], @jonathanwylie, www.jonathanwylie.com