Google Sites as a Tool for Student Portfolios

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
Moodle Course for ePortfolio with Google Sites
Find a Voicethread example to embed here.
Change the navigation to a horizontal layout under More>Manage Site>Site Layout.
Add a Google+ button to a page.
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
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.
Embedding a YouTube playlist to your Google Site. Get ideas on how to do this from this blog post on embedding playlists on Blogger.
Save a page as a template. More>Manage Site>Page Templates
Save a Google Site as a template. More>Manage Site>General

Advanced Resources

+1 Button for Sites
Google Apps Scripts
Goopal's Google Sites Examples
Site Assignment Uploader Directions
Steegle.com's How To's
Using Dropbox with Google Sites (YouTube tutorial)
YouPD.org
Dashboard
Add a Turn It In script to your Google Site- Screencast
Add a Turn it in script to your Google Site- Written Directions
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.
- Part -1: Using Sites and Spreadsheets Together
- Part -2: Embedding UiApp in Sites

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