Getting started with
Google Sites
Amy McCauley
What is a Google Site
Define Why
Authors
Learning Site
Planning Site
Student Online Space
Supported Students
Staff Resources Site
Teaching Portfolio
Templates vs...
Template = quick way to get started, however can be difficult to modify with pre-built pages within the site created.
...Themes
Theme = quickly and easily change the look and feel of a site you have created.
Colour Lovers: create your own background image. Save and upload
Getting Started
Menus...
Lets create...headers
Enable/ disable feature, then click on the gadget to customise
Header: create your own headers or use these templates
(make a copy, customise title, download as .png or .jpg to your desktop)
Horizontal navigation: manually display pages within the site
Sidebar: automatically or manually display pages within the site
Manage Site: disable site name
Headers are made 960 x 200 pixels
Lets create...pages
Click this image for a guide to different page types
Lets create...your own site navigation
>edit site layout
Click on the part you want to edit > navigation
Untick
Reorder and structure your navigation menu and add any external links
Lets create...content
Format Headings
Tables
Layout
Insert
Lets create...more content!
Insert an image map (a clickable image)
Potential uses:
* Class photo, click on student to go to their space/ page.
* Visual navigation of the site
* Staff photo with their G+ profile linked
Video from Chris Betcher
Lets Tweak a few things...
Changes come to you
Gmail: create a filter for incoming site changes email* (noreply@google.com).
* skip inbox so inbox isn’t cluttered
Revert to old versions
Chrome
Chrome Apps: web based applications.
Build with lego bricks: build with LEGO® bricks using Google Maps as your baseplate
PowToons: create awesome presentations and animated videos
Pixlr-O-Matic: fun photography/darkroom tool that makes it easy to add style to photos using effects, overlays, and borders.
Voice Comments: highlight in Docs and give voice comments.
Tweetdeck: Your personal browser for staying in touch with what's happening now
Hootsuite: Publish updates, track activity, and analyze results across multiple social networks including Twitter and Facebook.
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook online
Chrome Extensions: smaller and extend the functionality of chrome and websites.
Pin It : Pin straight to Pinterest
RSS Feed Reader: Easily read and get updates from the blogs you follow
Cloud Tab: save any window session and restore it at a later date.
Word Cloud: create word clouds, similar to wordle
Sexy Undo Close Tab: easily open tabs that have been closed
OneFeed: bring all your social media and favourite news site to you when you open a new tab.
Streak: added features to your inbox such as scheduled emails, check reader view
Black Menu for Google: quickly search and access all your googleness.
ForceFont Ninja: Explore fonts within a website, try and download them
Further Resources