In this 7 minute lesson, you will learn:
What Google Sites is
How to access Google Sites
How to create a Google Site
How to add content and pages
How to customize, share, and publish a Google Site
3 EASY WAYS
sites.google.com/new
sites.new
Go got Google Drive and make it
Watch this video to learn how to adjust the settings so your parents will be able to fully utilize your Google Site.
In the upper left corner, write a name. Notice there are spots. Look for the Logo option to add an image an select a color scheme for the website.
No one can see your website unless you click PUBLISH. Whenever you make updates to the site, click PUBLISH so that viewers can see the changes.
Share like anything in the Google Suite
Type in the person's name/email
Choose Editor/View Published
Want to message them?
Want an email notification receipt?
You can change your header size with the different types
You can reset
You can make it one big cover page
You can use a color for the background
Insert pictures, text, or anything from Drive using
The Wheel when you double click
Top Right hand-side 4 options
Bottom Right hand-side for the explicit options available
Speeds things up by creating a space you have to fill in
Pictures
Text
YouTube videos
How to make
New Pages
Sub Pages
What changes when you edit the properties of a page
Duplicating pages (what carries over and what doesn't!)
Everything on the page, but you should change title...
If you are making a bunch of things the same, I would suggest making an outline with a lot of layouts to quickly fill in.
It works out well when you want to make that for students to fill in. All they would have to do is duplicate your site like "making a copy" of a doc/slide to fill in.
Click and drag pages as you want them ordered. This video also demonstrates how to change the theme for the entire site.
Remember you can use one of the 3 options in the "insert options"
The easiest way is to just hit the DOCS option on the right.
If you have trouble finding something, just use the search option at the top and type in the name of the doc.
Remember you can use one of the 3 options in the "insert options"
The easiest way is to just hit the SLIDES option on the right.
If you have trouble finding something, just use the search option at the top and type in the name of the doc.
Each theme has its own
Color Scheme
Fonts
Visual Appeals
Which one serves your purposes? Which one just suits you? You decide!
Yes, you can create a Google Site from scratch. As of last week, you can also choose from a template.
Open a new tab.
Type sites.google.com/new.
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