Leverage Google Sites

for Student Portfolios

and more. . .

@jheil65 (all social media)

presenter: Jeffery Heil

Jeff has been an educator for 25 years. He has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional technology coach, an adjunct professor of education, and a Google in Education Trainer and Innovator. In this time he has continued to be an advocate for all students, especially those underserved. He sees relationships as the core of education and strives to show all educators meaningful ways to incorporate technology into their curriculum to amplify student learning while not losing sight of the importance of seeing each student as a unique and important member of a classroom or school.

Find Jeff on twitter @jheil65 and on instagram @jheil65

Listen to his podcast: partial.credit New Venture: The Liberated Educator

Google Sites

Google Sites is a visually interesting tool that can operate in a variety of ways. It is a great tool to house resources, perfect for student portfolios, and even something that can be used as a syllabus or an agenda. The ease in which a student (or teacher) can incorporate Google content into Sites makes it the perfect tool for both beginners and experts. Let's take some time to create!

Take a Look. . .

Take some time to look over the sites and brainstorm what you would like to see on your site or your students' sites

Going Deeper with Sites

Custom Banner (Google Drawings)

Theme & Styles

Buttons

Footer

Layouts

Placeholder

Collapsible Text


Sites Templates

Adding Favicons

Image Carousel

Embedding content (Padlet, Flipgrid, 360° imagery, etc.)

Designing for devices

Adding music through Google Drive

web accessibility (alt text, contrast, extension)


Extra Resources

New Google Sites
Creating a Google Site