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Google Sites

Google Sites. Overview Lesson. New Google Tool. Launched February 28, 2008 Lets you easily create a team website. Basics. What is Google Sites? Google Sites is an online application that makes creating a team web site as easy as editing a document.

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Google Sites

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  1. Google Sites Overview Lesson

  2. New Google Tool • Launched February 28, 2008 • Lets you easily create a team website

  3. Basics What is Google Sites? • Google Sites is an online application that makes creating a team web site as easy as editing a document. • Embed rich content (video, Google Docs documents, spreadsheets, presentations, Picasa photo slide shows, iGoogle gadgets) into any page, and upload file attachments

  4. Control of your Site • You control who can access/edit your pages • You control the site’s look-and-feel • You can see and revert back to earlier versions of any of your site’s content • You can be notified via email when pages are updated, comments are made, or files are attached

  5. Storage How much space/pages do you get? • Sites created @ sites.google.com/site • Site quota: 100Mb/site • Max attachment size: 10Mb • Pages per site: unlimited

  6. Attachments How do I attach a document? • You can attach files within the Attachments section at the bottom of any page or within a File Cabinet-type page. • To attach a document to a standard page, click Browse next to Attach a file, browse for the file, select it, and click Open. • Quota is 10 Mb

  7. Deleting a Site How do I delete a site? • To delete a site, please follow these steps: • Go to Site Settings. • Click Other Stuff. • Click Delete this site. • Please note that only owners have the ability to delete sites; once you delete a site, it can't be recovered by anyone. Only choose this option if you're sure that you want to delete the site.

  8. Site Appearance You can change the following: • Themes, colors and fonts • Landing page for my site • Logos • Sidebar navigation • Remove or hide my site title

  9. Creating a Web Page • A web page is an unstructured page where you can enter text, images, tables, and embed spreadsheets, presentations, videos, and more • The Web Page has standard formatting • You can create bulleted lists, numbered lists, and easily link to other pages in your site • You can attach documents from your hard drive to the bottom of the page, and allow other site collaborators to comment on your pages

  10. What is the Dashboard? • A Dashboard page is a two column webpage with four placeholder gadgets to make it easy to get started creating an overview of information • You can create a Dashboard page by changing the layout of a webpage to two columns and inserting gadgets in the page

  11. Announcements, File Cabinet and List Pages • An Announcement page is a page which makes it easy for an individual or group to post chronological information like news, status updates, or notable events • A File Cabinet allows you to manage documents from your hard drive and organize them into folders • List pages allow you to easily track lists of information.

  12. Quiz on Google Sites • You will have a quiz on Google sites terminology during the week of April 27 • You will have to create a simple Google site using the handout provided

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