Tutorial on building a website using Google Sites.

1. Google Sites Presented By Mike Glennon

2. Why Create a Website? Share assignments and files Student and parent home access Announcements Classroom information

3. Sites.google.com Log in with your Google account

4. Sites.google.com Create a new site

5. Sites.google.com Choose the Blank template

6. Sites.google.com Name your site This will be your site’s address

7. Sites.google.com Choose a theme

8. Sites.google.com Enter code and click Create site

9. Create Page Use this to create a new page on your site.

10. More Actions Use More Actions to access general site information and options.

11. Edit Page Use this to make changes to the page you’re viewing.

12. Editing a Page When you’re in page edit mode, you’ll see the editing menu bar and tool bar

13. Editing a Page The toolbar has standard commands such as: bold, underline, insert link and alignment.

14. Insert Menu Standard options: Image: Add a picture (Upload or from the web) Link: Insert a hyperlink Horizontal Line: To divide page sections

15. Insert Menu Insert Google products: Will automatically show a list of anything associated with your account (Example: Clicking Document will show a list of all Google Docs in your account.

16. Insert Menu Video Insert a Google or YouTube video.

18. Strikethrough

20. Layout Menu Change the page layout

21. Navigation Site will automatically put every page on the navigation bar and alphabetize. Navigation can also be customized.

22. Navigation Click Edit sidebar

23. Navigation In the Navigation box, click Edit

24. Navigation To customize, uncheck Automatically organize my navigation

25. Navigation Add pages from your site by clicking Add page Reorder pages with Add a link to another site by clicking Add URL

26. Navigation Further organize a large number of pages by creating multiple navigation menus in the sidebar Each appears as a separate box and each has a title that can be customized.

27. Navigation To add a navigation box, click Add sidebar item Select Navigation

28. Design To change design and other options, click More actions. Next, click Manage site.

29. Design Site Layout General display options Colors and fonts Customize the look of text Themes Customize the overall look of your site. Use a pre-made template or create your own theme.

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