Google Sites

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3 Formats of Google Sites Mini Tutorials available here:

bit.ly/KANNgooglesites

How to Use Google Sites

Use this deck as a self-paced resource to master Google Sites!

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Make sure you have access to a laptop or chromebook before you start.

1. Choose a topic from the table of contents or work through the slides in order
2. Watch the videos to learn the steps
3. Pause the videos, go back, move forward as you feel you need to.
4. Use the slides that follow to help you create your site.

Table of Contents

Make sure you have access to a laptop or chromebook before you start.

• Choose a topic from the table of contents or work through the slides in order
• Watch the videos to learn the steps
• Pause the videos, go back, move forward as you feel you need to.
• Use the slides that follow to help you create your site.

01 Create Your Site

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02 Name Your Site

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03 Navigate Google Site Editor

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04 Choose a Theme

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05 Select Header Type & Image

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06 Pages - Add, delete, reorder, create subpage

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07 Add Content: Textbox

08 Add Content: Images

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09 Add Content: Embed Codes & URLS

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10 Add Content Blocks/ Layout Boxes

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11 Add Google Content (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Etc)

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12 Share & Publish

Cammie Kannekens

@MrsKannekens

ckannekens@gmail.com

bit.ly/kannblog

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District Instructional Coach

Prairie Rose Public Schools

Alberta, 🇨🇦

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• Go to www.sites.google.com
• Click on New Google Site
• Create a new site

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• From Google Drive
• Click New
• More > Google Sites

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• Choose from the Waffle / Apps Launcher

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Create the Site

Templates in Sites

Education Templates

Expand for more template options

You Try!

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1. Go to http://sites.google.com/
2. Click on the to create a new site
3. Select a template (can be blank or any that you what to explore) to start a new site

1. Site Document Name - a unique name to keep track; -appears in your Google Drive

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• Site Name - appears in the header and in the web

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• Page Title - appears at the top of each page

Name the Site

Now, Your Turn!

• Go to the Site you created
• Name the Site Document Name
• Enter the Site Name
• Give the page a title

Toolbar at the Top of the Google Site

Undo last action

Redo last action

Preview

Link

Share

Settings

More options

Toolbar at the Top of the Google Site

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Theme

• Top right corner, click Themes
• Select a theme option and choose a colour
• Click font style and select a style

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Select a Theme

Background Image

• Hover over the background image
• Click change image
• Select an image from the gallery or choose another image to upload
• Click Select

Header Type

• Hover over background image and click header type
• Choose - Cover, Large banner, banner, title only

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Select a Background Image & Header Type

You Try!

• Go to the Site you created
• Change the background image
1. Upload an image OR
2. Select an image from the gallery or your Google Drive
• Try the different header types

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• Select a theme

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Add

• In the top right corner, click pages
• Add a page
• Name the page and click done

Delete

• Click More (three dots)
• Delete

Organize

• Drag a page up and down in the list to reorder it

Add, Delete, and Organize Pages

You Try!

• Go to the Site you created
• Add a new page
• Add a subpage
• Move around your pages

Text box

• Add titles and text

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Embed URL

• Add photos, designs, and other images.

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Images

• Add content directly from the web, such as music and videos.

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Upload

• Upload photos, videos, or other documents from your device.

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Add Content

Shortcut to Adding Content

Right click anywhere on the site to get the shortcut options

Add an image

Upload

Add from Drive

Add a link

(URL or embed code)

Add Text

Text box

• Add titles and text

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Add Content: Textbox

Images

• Add content directly from the web, such as images, music and videos.

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Add Content: Images

Embed URL or Embed Code

• Add photos, designs, and other images
• Add live content from other sites
• Content will update instantly on your page when the “source” content is updated

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Add Content: Embedded Content

Change Layout

Optional: You can select a layout for any page in your Google Site

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You can use multiples layouts on the same page

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Add Content

Tools to help you organize your Google Site

Embed YouTube videos, calendars and maps to your Google Site

Add anything from Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms or Charts

Add Content

Add anything from Google - Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms or Charts - straight from your Google Drive.

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These items are instantly updated on your website when the source is updated

You Try!

• Go to the Site you created
• Add a text box
• Add an image
• Upload a video from YouTube
• Add a document from your Google Drive

• To share a site, click on share with others

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• Invite individuals either to edit or view published site

Share and Collaborate on Sites

You Try!

• Go to the Site you created
• Click on the
• Share your Google Site with a colleague

Publish a Site

Publish Settings

More options

Make sure each time you edit your Google Site, you must click on the Publish button

Thank you for learning with us!

Resources

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3 Formats of Google Sites Mini Tutorials available here:

bit.ly/KANNgooglesites

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Cammie’s Google Sites Mini Tutorials Playlist: bit.ly/kanngooglesites

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@MrsKannekens on Twitter

ckannekens@gmail.com

bit.ly/kannblog

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