Create a website with Google Sites

Lan Vu

Overview•Review on Web Designing•Create a website with Google Sites

Review on Web Designing1. Select content for your website2. Some concepts of web design3. Select tools for web design4. Design Techniques5. Publish your website on UCD’s

server

Select content for your website1. Transcript 2. Resume 3. Letters of Recommendation4. Internship Information5. Course Work6. Certifications 7. Academic Recognition/Awards 8. Leadership Positions9. Volunteer Work 10. Student Government 11. Hobbies, extracurricular info

Ex: http://www.florian.verhein.com/

Some concepts of web design1. Website2. Webpage3. HTML language4. Page layout5. Theme

What is Website ?•It is a collection of ▫Web pages▫Images▫Videos▫Other digital assets

Databases

Music

Game

*.pdf

*.ppt, *.pptx

*.doc, *.docx

Web page•Website is a collection of Web pages

•A Web page is a document on World Wide Web

•Web page is usually in HTML or XHTML format

•Every Web page is identified by a unique URL (link)

•It can be accessed through a web browser (Internet Explorer , Fire fox)

HTML language•Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is an language used

to present content of a web page

•HTML web page is a file with extension *.html or *.htm▫Ex: mypage.html, bio.htm

index.html , index.htm (default page)

•Viewed by using web browsers ▫Internet Explorer, Fire Fox, Opera, Safari

Layout of Web page

Themehttp://www.cs.colorado.edu/~hughesal/

Index.html

research.htmlpublications.html

contact.html

Select tools for web design•Self design your ePortfolio website by

using web development tools

•Create ePortfolio website by using existing online services

Design Techniques1. Layout of web pages should be easy navigation

and visually appealing

2. Use one theme for all pages of website to create a consistent look throughout your website

3. Use CSS to predefine set of rules of presenting web page easy on apply one theme for many pages

4. Use existing templates to save designing time

Publish your website on UCD’s server

1. Connecting to host using WinSCP Host: ouray.cudenver.edu Username: your username used to log in to UCD’s email Password: your password used to log in to UCD’s email

2. Create html_public folder in UCD’s host3. Copy all web pages from your local computer to

html_public folder 4. Browse your website at link

http://ouray .cudenver.edu/~yourusername

Create your websitewith Google Sites

Create website using online services

•Use online services for auto creating website and web pages▫Google Sites (http://sites.google.com )

▫Wikipedia ( www.wekipedia.org )

▫Blogger (www.blogger.com)

▫And so much more

Create website using online services

•Benefits:▫No HTML knowledge is required▫Fast▫Most are Free▫Easy to do▫Usually provide some templates for your choice

Create website using online services

•Drawback: NOT flexible ▫Not provide all needs for a website▫Available web layouts and templates may not fit

your desire▫Web content may be limited by services

provided by provider

Create a website with Google Sites

•Why choose Google Sites?▫Free▫Easy to use▫Support many types of content Image, Movies, Calendar, Google Map …

▫Good choice for a personal websitehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_KnC2EIS5w

What do we do ?

1. Set up a Google Account

2. Create a new Website

3. Create a Web Page

4. Edit a Web Page

5. Manage website

6. Change site layout

7. Change site theme

Setting up a Google account

1. Visit the link http://sites.google.com

or select menu More Sites at the Google homepage

Setting up a Google account

2. If you have a Google Account, sign in to your account and doneNote: Your Gmail account will work.

Otherwise, click on “Sign up for site” to register a new one.

Setting up a Google account

3. If you have to “Sign up for site”▫Fill in the Create an Account Form

You can use any email address to create Google Account

▫Google will send you an email for Account Activation,

▫Click on the link in the email

▫Sign in your account after Account Activation is completed

Setting up a Google account

Account activation

Fill in the form Sign in

What do we do ?

1. Set up a Google Account

2. Create a new Website

3. Create a Web Page

4. Edit a Web Page

5. Manage website

6. Change site layout

7. Change site theme

Creating a new website1. Sign in your Google account (done from

previous steps)

2. Click on “Sites” on the my products section

3. Then click on “Create Site”

Creating a new website

4. Setting up website information▫Choose a temple

Ex: Blank template

▫Enter your Site Name: Ex: Lan Vu’s Website

▫ Enter URL for your site Ex: “lanvu” and your website link is

http://sites.google.com/site/lanvu▫Choose a Theme

Ex: Iceberg

▫Enter the code and click Create button

Creating a new website

• Note: You can test your new website after this step by logout your account and enter your website link in web browserEx: enter http://sites.google.com/site/lanvu in your IE browser , it will show

What do we do ?

1. Set up a Google Account

2. Create a new Website

3. Create a Web Page

4. Edit a Web Page

5. Manage website

6. Change site layout

7. Change site theme

Creating a web page

1. Sign in to your Google account 2. Select Sites from menu More3. Select the website you want to edit

Note: skip step 1 – 3 if you are still signed in after creating your website.

Creating a web page

4. Click the button Create page in the web design from

Create a web page1. Select template for your web page

Ex: Web Page, Announcements …

2. Enter the page name Ex: Home , Project, Course …

3. Select page level Top level: same level with Home

page Under Page X : sub page of Page X4. Press Create Page button

Editor Toolbar

Page title

Page Content

1. Edit Page title & Page content by using Editor Toolbar

2. If page have download file, attach the file in Attachment section

3. Click on Save when completed

What do we do ?

1. Set up a Google Account

2. Create a new Website

3. Create a Web Page

4. Edit a Web Page

5. Manage website

6. Change site layout

7. Change site theme

Editing a web page

1. Select the web page in sidebar section2. Click the button Edit page3. Edit the page content like what you

did when create an webpage

Editing a web page

Editing a web page

Editor Toolbar

Editing a web page

•Allow inserting many types of content▫Text ▫Image▫Link▫Calendar▫YouTube clip▫Google map ,

Menu Insert

Editing a web page

•Allow formatting the content easily by using editor toolbar and menu Format

Menu Format

Editing a web page

•Add & edit tables by using menu Table

Menu Table

Editing a web page

•Allow setting page layout in just one click by using menu Layout

Menu Layout

Some other page actions

What do we do ?

1. Set up a Google Account

2. Create a new Website

3. Create a Web Page

4. Edit a Web Page

5. Manage website

6. Change site layout

7. Change site theme

Managing your website

•Site contents▫Pages, Attachments, Page templates•Site settings▫Site name, Domain name, Monetize …•Site appearance▫Site layout, Colors, Fonts, Themes

Managing your website

•Open Site Manager page

Managing your website

•Select an option & edit option values

Site manager

What do we do ?

1. Set up a Google Account

2. Create a new Website

3. Create a Web Page

4. Edit a Web Page

5. Manage website

6. Change site layout

7. Change site theme

Changing Site Layout

1. Open Site Manager

2. Select Site layout in Site appearance section

3. Press the button Change site layout

4. Select options in Change site layout box OK

Changing Site Layout

Changing Site Layout

What do we do ?

1. Set up a Google Account

2. Create a new Website

3. Create a Web Page

4. Edit a Web Page

5. Manage website

6. Change site layout

7. Change site theme

Changing Theme of Website1. Open Site Manager

2. Select Themes in Site appearance section

3. Select one Theme you like

4. Click on Preview to see the website with new themes

5. Click Save Change if selected theme is OK

Changing Theme of Website