Content & video ovr.

This site contains materials to help you create basic websites, with a focus on Google Sites (although many other "free" website makers are available, such as www.weebly.com and www.wix.com these services are NOT reviewed here). Click the left-side printable-handouts term (or here) for several supports for Google Site creation.

• here is a link to a webinar overview of starting up a website for teacher education purposes
• the foundational elements of websites, the types of web-developer tools, interactivity, and privacy-settings (2 minutes);
• the basics of starting a Google Site (2.5 min.);
• what to do if you can't get into the editing mode (1.25 min.)
• ways to add pages to Google Sites, to control the navigation, and to determine interactivity (adding comments or files) (4.75 min.)
• make the navigation bar/menu & web-page name different (3 min.)
• change order of items in navigation bar/menu ( min.)
• create horizontal, top-line menus (4 min.)
• format the basic pages (considering web limitations); reviews layout options (2 min.)
• set viewing permissions & who can edit, change, or own the website (2.25 min.)
• add & adjust images on the web page (2.25 min.)
• gain more control of format by using tables for images & text (3 min.)
• change name that is displayed for your overall website (1.75 min.)
• embed a YouTube into your website (3 min.)
• link to postings that you make in resource pages that you create (2.5 min)
• modify the colors and fonts (the themes) in your website (3 min.)
• create a header with an image (3 min.)
• determine how viewers can interact w/ your website (comments? add-files?) (1.25 min.)
• add "announcement" page for posting / add to navigation (4 min.)
• create a Google form / this can be embedded in a website for survey-like features (5 min.)