Embedded Files
Create a Folder in Your Drive
Create a Folder in Your Drive
Create a folder in your Google Drive to organise content that will be shared on your Google site.
The name you create here for your site folder is the document name that appears in Google Drive. The document name is only visible to you. Your site can be named differently when you create it.
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Set Permissions
Set default permissions for this folder to anyone with the link can view.
Subfolders and content in these folders will adopt these permissions by default. This saves time and ensures all content can be viewed on your site.
Setting permissionsRight click on the site folder
Select Share
In General Access change from Restricted to Anyone with the link - Viewer
Click Done
Subfolders and content in these folders will adopt these permissions by default. This saves time and ensures all content can be viewed on your site.
Content will only be viewable on the site when you add navigation, embed, or insert links on your site.
Title sub-folders to align with pages and programmes of learning on your site.
Select destination folder prior to creating new docs or subfolders so they are automatically created in this folder and will inherit the viewable permission.
Content can also be dragged and dropped to folders within your Drive.
Create a New Site
Create a New Site
Screen Recording 2025-04-15 at 14.57.44.movStart within your Drive Folder you have set up then Click New, Google Sites.
In the top left, click to enter your site name.
Enter the name of your site, and press Enter or Return.
Home Page
Home Page
Ensure you are aware of any schoolwide expectations. Does your school expect your site to have any of the following, or have a site template?
School name & logo/header
Teacher(s) identified
Learning links
Timetable
Common navigation (i.e. the way the pages are set out, a link to the school site)
School colours
We recommend having:
a clear banner showing school and class / syndicate / learning area
a weekly timetable
links to all subjects
a link to the school website
basic teacher / contact details (with teacher’s full name)
a ‘Cybersmart’ button that will link to our cluster cybersmart resource site, or be populated by your school in-class facilitator
The Footer
The Footer
Point to the bottom of the page and click Add footer or Edit footer.
Enter your text or make other edits.
To change the background, point at the highlighted box. At the left, click Background .
When done, click anywhere else on the page.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.
To hide a footer, point to the footer, and at the bottom left click Hide.
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Logo
To add a logo;
In the top right corner, click on the cog wheel for "Settings".
In the "Settings" window, go to Brand Images.
Under the “Logo” section, click Upload or Select.
Use an image at least 112 pixels tall.
Remove extra whitespace around the logo.
Choose a .jpg, .png, or .gif file and click Open or Select.
At the top right, click Publish.
Adding a logo.movMake a Copy of an Existing Site
Make a Copy of an Existing Site
Open the site you want to copy.
In the top right, click More, Make a copy.
Under "File name," enter a name for your copied site.
Under "Pages," select "Entire site."
Optional: To change the location of the site, click Change.
Click OK.
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