Created By: Kayla O’Connell

Overview

• With Google Sites, you can easily create and update your own site.

• Google Sites allows you display a variety of information in one place– including videos, slideshows, calendars,

presentations, attachments, and text—and share it for viewing or editing with a small group, an entire organization, or the world.

• You always control who has access to your site.

Goals

• Audience will be able to show off their work to employers and future employers through Google Sites.

Objectives

(1) At the end of my presentation my audience will know how to access the Google website on their own without looking at the presentation more than once.

(2) After the presentation my audience will be able to set up their own Google account.

(3) Learners will learn how to create and upload their work to Google Sites in an effective way so they can show their work to their employers.

(4) Faculty, students, and Staff will be able to create a website, using Google Sites, that is customizable and organized with their work.

Recall

• Do you want to learn to make your own unique website to show off your work?

• Something more than Twitter and Facebook, where you can really customize fonts, colors, styles, etc.?

Google Sites is the Place for You!!

Time to Get Started!

Click to Begin

Step 1: Open up internet browser (ex. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari) and type in task bar, www.google.com , to arrive on Google’s homepage.

This is what you will see as Google’s homepage:

Step 2: Once on Google’s homepage click “more”, and then “sites”

Step 2 will bring you to the Google Sites homepage

Step 3: (A)Create a Google Account and follow directions given (B) Sign in

with your Google E-Mail/Account

Step B

Step A

Step 4: Once signed in to your Google Sites homepage, click button “create site”

Button is located in upper left of screen

Step 5: Enter your site name and the URL where it will be located (for example, sites.google.com/site/yoursite)

as well as an optional description of the site.

Remember: The name and URL you choose can't be changed after you create your site, or used again if the site is deleted.

Step 6: Pick a theme for your site(only few choices are shown below)

Step 7: Complete Site description, select sharing option, and select the appropriate checkbox if your site contains mature material.

Step 8: Enter the wavy characters in the word verification section, and click the Create site button.

Step 9: Now that you’ve created your site, you can create a new page by clicking “create page” button, “edit page”, or “more

actions”

Name the new page and select the type of page you want. After you've selected where you want to locate the page, click the Create Page button at the bottom of the page.

The edit toolbar will provide you with the tools necessary to edit your site.

Step 10: Edit your site using the toolbar given at the top of the page after clicking “edit page” button

Undo/redo changes

Change font/type sizeboldface type and italics,

underline text, and change the color of your text or text background:

Create link

Create a list

Align your text

Indent/move list

Remove formatting/edit

html

Step 11: Add objects and Apps of your work to show off to your employers

• After creating a new page you can upload, type, or copy & paste the work which you wish to show off. – Uploading is easiest

when you have your files saved in “Google documents”

There are also gadgets you can upload to add some flavor and spice to your website.

Examples of My Work

This is an example of how I used Copy & Paste to create my “Resume Page”

• Resume Page

This is an example of how I used Google upload of my calendar

• Calendar Page

Thank you for participating in this presentation.

In summary you have:• learned how to access Google,• Create a Google account• Use one of Google’s applications, Google Sites• Learned to effectively use Google Sites edit

tool bar and up-loader, to show off work to your employers.

As an Assessment

• Log in to Google Sites website and create a new page, insert your work and insert a gadget onto this new page.

Take a Second and Explore

• Explore more Google Applications by going to Google’s homepage and see what other sorts of things they have to offer– Google documents, Google Calendar, Google

Reader, Google Chrome, Google Scholar, Google Shopping, Google Blogs, etc.

• See how these applications can help you in your everyday life and your career

Explore my site at: https://sites.google.com/site/oconnekl/

Or create your own at www.sites.google.com