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Introduction to Google Sites

1. Create a Google Site http://sites.google.com OR use a site that you've created previously.

2. If you are creating a new site, decide on a topic for the site. Ideally this will be something that a student or teacher might use.

Some ideas are:

an administrative news site
a class web site containing pertinent information for parents and students
a professional development web site
a conference web site
a professional portfolio
What else can you think of?

3. Practice adding pages and content.

Add 4 pages representing the different file types (i.e. web page, list page, announcement page, file page .)
Play with changing page layouts
Use headings on your pages and then try adding a subpage listing.
On your home page, use gadgets to bring content to the front of your web site.

4. Practice embedding documents, presentations, videos, and more. Check out the Insert menu for all the various media you can insert in a Google Site.

See if you can insert the following:

an image
a YouTube video
a Google Map

Global Education Collaborative Member map

a Doc, Spreadsheet, Form, or Presentation

Try these:

Google Apps in Classrooms and Schools (presentation)
Educators on Twitter (form)
Educators on Twitter (spreadsheet)
Education Starting Points (doc)

a Calendar

Chicago Cubs

a Gadget

Basic Resources

Create a Classroom Site tutorial

Create Other Sites tutorial

Mary Fran’s Google Sites Tutorial

Sites for Teachers - Google Sites Help

Sites Crib Sheet

West Hills Tech Center tutorials

Advanced Tips and Tricks

For advanced users, try at least 2 of the following activities.

1. Try using the embed gadget in the Featured category to embed a non-Google product such as a Slideshare or VoiceThread link. If you are looking for material to embed, try the following links:

Student Centered ePortfolios Using Google Apps
Find a Voicethread example to embed here.

2. Change the navigation to a horizontal layout under More>Manage Site>Site Layout.

3. Add a Google+ button to a page.

4. . Add a custom search engine to your Google Site.

Create a Google Custom Search Engine OR use one of the following:

Mrs. Gray's Research Sites for Kids
Google Resources (created by Lucy Gray)
High Techpectations Search (created by Lucy Gray; searches links to her favorite educational web sites)
Add this CSE to the search choices within your Google Site or use the URLs to other CSEs listed below. Go to More>Manage Site>Site Layout>Configure Search>Advanced>Add Provider.

Additional directions: Add a Google Custom Search Engine to your Site search box

5. Play around with the look of your Google Site.

Go to More>Manage Site>Site Layout>Colors and Fonts. Check out the great variety of fonts that are now available to you. Try to customize your Site so that it looks quite different than the basic templates and themes.
Create images at COLOURLovers to use as backgrounds. Try out the Picnik Chrome app for another image editing solution.

4. Try embedding a YouTube playlist to your Google Site. Get ideas on how to do this from this blog post on embedding playlists on Blogger.

6. Save a page as a template. More>Manage Site>Page Templates

7. Save a Google Site as a template. More>Manage Site>General

Advanced Apps

Embedding Apps Script in Google Sites - This tutorial shows how to develop and embed Apps Script in Google Sites.

Creating a Google Site - This tutorial shows how to gather data from Gmail Contacts and Calendar to create a Google Site for our fictional soccer team.

Time Booking Application - This tutorial shows you how to develop a Time Booking application in Google Sites. By using Ui Services in Apps Script, you learn how to develop and embed Ui Applications in Sites. There are two parts to the tutorial.