Google Sites
Wonder
Wonder
Have you ever wondered how students can build a website to communicate what they have learned and share their best work with a wider audience?
Learn how Google Sites can provide you and your students with a platform for communicating learning.
Objectives
Objectives
- Create and customize a Google Site with text, images, links, and a variety of multimedia
- Create pages and/or sub-pages to keep your content organized
- Edit your privacy settings to make your site as private or public as you'd like
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Please review the linked resources below and complete the tasks.
Conceptualize
Conceptualize
- Read: Ten Reasons Why Every Teacher Should Want a Website
- View: The New Google Sites
- Read: The Totally New Google Sites (from Eric Curts)
- Read: The Ultimate Guide to Google Sites for Schools (from Eric Curts)
- Read: Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
- Read: Copyright for Educators
Create
Create
- View: Google Sites Overview--Create Site; Edit Title and Banner; Add Text, Images, and Links
- Read: Google Sites Support--Create (review Google's support materials as needed)
- Read: Google Sites Support--Add Text, Images, & Other Content (review Google's support materials as needed)
Edit
Edit
- View: Google Sites Overview--Add and Arrange Pages; Insert Content from Google Drive; Adjust Share Settings
- View: Google Sites Overview--Embed c\Content from YouTube, Calendar, and Maps
- Read: Google Sites Support--Add Text, Images, & Other Content (review Google's support materials as needed)
Manage & Publish
Manage & Publish
Tasks
Tasks
Create
Create
- Create a new Google Site and name it
- Edit the header with text and an image
- Create a welcome message on your "home" page that includes your contact information and an overview of your courses(s) with any relevant text, images, and links
Edit
Edit
- Continue to edit your Site by adding new pages based on the vision you shared in the previous module.
- Populate your pages with at least three of the following:
- a file and/or folder from Google Drive (note: Permissions must be set in Google Drive to "anyone with the link can view"
- a YouTube video
- a Google Calendar (note: Permissions must be set in Google Calendar to make your calendar "public"
- a Google Map or custom "My Maps" (note: Permission must be set in Google My Maps to "anyone with the link can view"
- a Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and/or Forms file
Manage & Publish
Manage & Publish
- Continue to add content to your Site and arrange pages
- Select a Theme for your Site and add any finishing touches (with the understanding that your Site will continue to be a work-in-progress
- Publish your Site
- Continue to fine-tune your content/layout and push out any updates to your published Site
DISCUSsion
DISCUSsion
Complete the following on Google Classroom:
- Share the published link to your Site.
- What are you most proud of regarding your Site?
- What challenges do you face in using your Site with your stakeholders?