The Tool: http://sites.google.com

The Crib Sheet: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/materials/Crib_Sites.pdf

Google Produced Resources

• Sites for Teachers
• Google Guides
  
• Google Apps in Action
• Google Sites Help
• Google Sites Help Forum
•  Google Sites Overview
• Google Sites You Tube Video
• Using Google Sites with Google Apps
• Google Interactive Online Tutorial

GCT Produced Resources

• Basic Editing in Google Sites
• A Google Site about Google Sites
• CTHS Technology
• Google-ize Your Staff Development
• The Tech Download
• Tech Tip Tuesday
• Tools of the Trade
• Room 12
• Ms. Schroeder's Class
  

Exemplar Google Sites

• https://sites.google.com/site/whworldhistory
• http://sites.google.com/site/gonegoog/ 
• http://sites.google.com/site/thumannresources/
• https://sites.google.com/a/cherrycreekschools.org/google-literacy-presentation/
• https://sites.google.com/site/teacher13/Home
• https://sites.google.com/site/teacher17/
• https://sites.google.com/site/teacher16/
• http://sites.google.com/site/googlitics/
• https://sites.google.com/site/teacher18/
• https://sites.google.com/site/teacher28/
• Learning Almanac
• Free Rice Project

Tips and Tricks

• Screencast on embedding Voicethread to Google Sites
• Screencast on embedding multiple calendars
• Screencast on embedding Google Maps in Google Sites
• Removing borders on tables in Google Sites
• Unofficial Google Sites Help Center
• How to add an RSS feed to your Google Site
• How to add an Animoto to your Google Site
• Add visitor comments to your Google Site
• When things don't work try:
• Insert a Gadget
• Search for iframe
• Select Web Address
  
• View Google Gadget
• Then paste in the published URL for the preso.
• Consider Syncplicity for backup

Staff Development Sites Ideas

• Hub for staff development activities/handouts
• Workshop resources
• Lesson collections

Classroom Sites are great for:

• Group collaboration
• Project outcome
• Research
• Hub for teacher/class
• Portfolios

Other Ways to Use Sites

• Communication hub for school
• Activity or athletic web site
• Online curriculum fair

• Add teacher as collaborator immediately
• Create a site category that all students put in to reflect topic
• Have students move or delete their own site prior to end of school year
• Add personal email account as collaborator as well to the sites you create

• Google rap

• Sandbox site
  

• With a small group of three, create a Google Site. (One participant will create the site and add others as collaborators.)
• Decide on a topic for the site. Ideally this will be something that a student or teacher might use. (Or something fun to liven up the afternoon!)
• Practice adding pages and content.
• Practice embedding documents, presentations, videos, and more.
• Add the lead learner as a collaborator on your site. Links to each site will be shared below.
• A representative from each group will share their site with the large group. (Time Permitting)