Link to Archived Recording: Google
SitesThe Tools: Google Sites The Crib Sheets: Overview and Demonstration
Activities Sites: 1001 Things I Learned Activity 1: Add a page to the site 1001 Things I Learned and add or embed something you have learned so far. Adding Content
Google Sites is one part of the Google Productivity Suite of applications. Google has integrated most Google applications to work within Google Sites. When you create a site, you need to give it a Name, a URL and a theme. Creating Pages: Each page in a Google Site must be in one of four different categories: Web Page, Announcement, File Cabinet or List. - Web Page: Standard Web like
page, similar to Google Pages, with a WYSIWYG editor and a
few page lay out options.
- Announcements: Announcement pages function much like a blog, where pages are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent announcement on top. These pages can be used as personal blogs or journal entries, to list homework assignments or to document the progress on a group project. Each entry also has the ability to comment, so a complete threaded discussion can be documented from a single announcement. As with all other pages within a Google Site, the owner of the page can make it 100% public or share only with those people they wish to have access to it. - File Cabinet: File Cabinet pages allow users to create their own online file cabinet, with content from their own files or files from the Internet, by pasting the URL into the editor. You can also add folders to the file cabinet to create easier access to files for a particular course or unit of a course. - List Pages: The name really doesn't tell everything a list page can do. It really is a way to collect data from multiple users. There are a few templates for specific types of lists, or you can create your own, using the following types of fields: Check Box, Date, Drop Down, Text or URL. List Pages are a nifty way to collect data and make it accessible to a group of people. More Actions:
In the 'More Actions' tab, which is visible to the owner or collaborators of a particular page, you can change the 'properties' of the page. You can view the revision history, subscribe to the page changes, change the page settings, print the page, move the page to another place in the site, delete the page, save the page as a template or change the template, manage the site and share the site. Activity 2: How could you use Google SItes? Resources Google Produced Resources
GCT-Produced Resources
Tips and Tricks
Use
these tools to create
a Banner
Exemplary Google Sites
Staff Development Sites Ideas
Google Sites for Professional Development Classroom Sites are great for:Edina Technology Resources for Teachers Got Google? Tech Tip Tuesday Google Sites for Online Learning
Google Sites for a Classroom Webpage Google Sites for Student ProjectsOther Ways to Use Sites
Videos Creating a Site Editing a Site Activity for the Week 1. Your Choice- Individual or Collaborative: Create a Google Site
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