Student Directions

Creating Your ePortfolio in Google Sites

Getting Started:

1. Log onto your Google Gmail account or create one (free!)

2. Go to Drive

3. Click the “New” button on the left (with the plus sign)

4. Scroll down to “More” to locate the “Sites” tab.

5. When you click on Sites the home page of your ePortfolio will appear.

6. Name your Site (top left) with your first name and the course name. For example, mine would be named: “Patricia ENG12”

5. In the header box, name the Home Page using your name and ePortfolio. For example, mine would be: “Prof George’s ePortfolio”

Organizing Your Work:

Select "INSERT" on the right and select the appropriate task icon to:

1. Add Text boxes to type text directly, upload Google docs saved in your Google Drive, or copy and paste text from Word doc.

2. Add Images to any page - You will be given a choice to either "Upload" an Image from your computer or "Select" an Image from the Google Images Online Library.

3. Embed videos, websites, etc. using the URL.

Add Pages:

1. Click on the “Pages” tab

2. Click + at bottom right to open and create/name a new page for each draft/assignment – be sure to click “Done” to save the page.

Express Yourself!

1. Click on the “Themes" tab to select your choice of background designs and fonts

2. YouTube video for special features: YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD8MeUk1qtM

Important – Sharing and Privacy:

1. Click the Share with others icon (logo of a person with + which appears on the top right next to settings - to the left of Publish button) Enter the email address of your Professor in the "Invite People" field of the "Share with others" window

2. Select “Editor” so that the Professor can leave feedback on each page.

You are ready to Publish!