Google SitesBuilding a Personal/Professional Website

A Workshop by Melissa Gast-Goodman Fall 2015

Workshop Agenda

• Introduction to Google Sites• Purpose of using Google Sites at

Georgia Southern• How Google Sites can be used by faculty

and staff• Locating the Google Sites App• Creating a Google Site• Exemplar• Assessing Activity• Resources

What is Google Sites?

Google Sites is the easiest way to make information accessible to people who need quick, up-to-date access. People can work together on a Site to add file attachments, information from

other Google applications (like Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa), and new free-form content.

Google Sites is the preferred platform for Georgia Southern University faculty and staff to host a personal or internal website.

Google Sites is one of many apps found in the suite of Google Apps available to you

here at Georgia Southern!

Google Sites Offers:• Single-click page creation

• No HTML knowledge required

• Customization options

• Templates for a growing list of page types

• Upload files and attachments

• Embed rich content (Google docs, spreadsheets, videoand calendars)

• Collaboration

• Search with Google

How Can You Use Google Sites?

• Personal/Professional Website

• Supplemental Classroom Instruction

• Internal Website

• Portfolio

• Team Collaboration

Example of a Google Site Created by Georgia Southern Faculty

Example of a Google Site Created for Internal Use

Example of a Google Site Created as a Professional

Portfolio

Let’s Get Started!

Login to myGeorgiaSouthern

Locate myapps on your dashboard

Locate Google Apps icon in the upper right-hand corner

If you don’t see the Sites icon, choose “Even More”

Scroll down to “Home & Office” and locate “Sites”

Choose “Create” on the left-hand side of the screen

Browse the gallery for a template or start with a blank one

There are several Georgia Southern themed templates!

Name your site and choose “Create”

Edit the page with the icon in the upper-right hand corner

Create a new page with icon in the upper-right hand corner

The “Gear” icon gives you even more options!

Who will you share your new site with?

Keep it private, share it with specific people, or the world!

Now Let’s Get Creative!

Reflection

What are some concepts or tasks that you struggled with?

Reflection

What are some concepts or tasks that you

grasped?

Reflection

To what extent has your opinion changed about

Google Sites?

Reflection

How could the instructor improve on

the workshop presentation?

Reflection

What would you change or add to the participant

performance task?

Reflection

What additional recommendations

would you add?

Conclusion

Please complete the Google Sites Workshop

Evaluation.https://goo.gl/2736N0

Resources

COSM Dean’s Office Internal Website https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/cosm-dean-s-office/

Gleason Lab Website https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/gleasonlab/

Melissa Gast-Goodman Professional Portfoliohttps://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/melissa-gast-goodman-

professional-portfolio/

Welcome to Google Siteswww.google.com/sites/overview.html

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