Using Phil Bozak [email protected]. Create a Google Site Add pages to your Google Site Add and...

Building Your Faculty Website

using

Phil [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Create a Google Site

Add pages to your Google Site

Add and edit content

Understand and set permissions

Learning Objectives

UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012

Free service offered by Google

Web application

Designed for simplicity and versatility

What is Google Sites?


The good:

◦ No cost to use

◦ Don’t need to be a web designer

◦ Central location for web content and offline files

◦ Simple Interface

◦ Page Templates

◦ Edit from anywhere

◦ Collaboration

Why use Google Sites?


The not-so-good:

◦ Limited layout options

◦ Lacks general password protection

◦ Limited to what Google provides

Why use Google Sites?


http://support.google.com/sites/

Google Sites help





“UB Faculty Website Template”

or

https://sites.google.com/site/ubtemplate/

◦ http://goo.gl/TcY43

Creating Your Google Site




http://goo.gl/TcY43

Once a site is created, the site URL cannot

be changed

Once a site is deleted, site URLs cannot be

reused by other people

Deleted sites can be restored for 30 days

Creating Your Google Site


Web Page

Announcements

File Cabinet

List

Adding Pages


Page name

Page URL

Page type

Adding Pages


Page Name


Appears at top of browser window and on tabs

Appears in navigation menu Appears at top of page content area Default name for bookmarks

Page Name


No spaces No special characters Google Sites automatically suggests URL

based on page name

Page URLs


Clear and concise

◦ 25% - 50% of the word count of paper content

Use headings and sub-headings

Use bullet points

Write out acronyms the first time

Writing for the Web


2 different fonts per site

Text emphasis

◦ Use bold or italic

2-3 colors per site

Use fonts and colors consistently

Use meaningful images

◦ Avoid ‘eye candy’

Design suggestions


Meaningful

◦ Do not use ‘Click here’

5 – 7 words in length

Underline

◦ Do not underline text that is not a link

Links


Page Settings + Navigation Bar


Public on the web

Anyone with the link

Private

Sharing and Permissions


Manage Site


You can set up your UB website so that it redirects to your Google Site.

Example:◦ Typing “www.buffalo.edu/~ubitname” in the

address bar will bring the user to your Google Site

Note: the site will still be hosted on Google’s servers (not on UB’s servers).

One last thing


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