Google Sites is a tool that allows users to easily create websites and share information. It provides templates for different types of pages like announcements, file cabinets, and lists. Users can add content, videos, documents and media from other Google services. Sites can be created for classes, schools, or other groups to share ideas. The editor allows non-technical users to build sites quickly. Access settings determine who can view or edit the site.

1. Google sites
What is google sites ?
Google Sites is a tool that allows students and teachers to create custom web pages, adding
content, attachments, and embedded media from many other services, including YouTube
video, and Google Docs. A site can be created for a class, a school, or any other group that
needs to quickly share information and ideas even a team or a club. The easy-to-use editor
makes it possible to build a site in minutes using templates for specific types of pages, such as
announcements, dashboards, file cabinets, or lists. Google Sites also offers control over who
has access to the page; share with everyone, or only specific individuals.
Why use Google sites ?
Students can use Google Sites to:
• Manage a to do list for their assignments and activities.
• Create a personal portfolio of their work.
• Collaborate and share ideas with other students for group work and peer tutoring.
Teachers can use Google Sites to:
• Create a class web page, including handouts and tutorial videos.
• Collaborate with other teachers on department or school-wide projects.
• Manage a international project that connects teachers and students around the world. Ask
students to create pages about subjects they are interested in.
Creating your site :
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Create a Google account .
Go to https://sites.google.com/
Click on a create button .
Fill the wanted data .
Finally , click create .
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2. Editing your site :
1. Editing site layout :
Click More button then choose Edit site layout
then click on the parts of your site you want to edit and when you finish click close
button .
2. Editing page :
To edit your page click on the Edit page button at the upper of the site
Then you can type and format your text , you can insert image , link, table and others , also you
can change page layout .
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3. 3. Inserting new page :
To Insert new page click on the New page button at the upper of the site .
Then a new window will appear , write your page name and select the template of the
page .
There are a number of different page types , below is some information about each
page type and how you might use it.
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Web page
A web page is the simplest kind of page; you can write content, embed gadgets, and arrange it
however you like. The web page has standard formatting controls like bold, italic, and underline,
bullets, and more. You can attach documents from your hard drive to the bottom of the page,
and you can let other site collaborators comment on your pages. Google Sites periodically
saves versions of your page as you make edits, so it’s easy to go back to earlier versions of the
page to make comparisons or undo changes.
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Announcements
Much like a blog, announcement pages display posts you make to the page in chronological
order, starting with the most recent. For example, an announcement page would be great for
keeping a record of weekly meeting notes, while providing quick access to the most recent
meeting info.
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File cabinet
File cabinet pages let you store and organize files from your computer’s hard drive, making it an
easy way to share files with other users of your site. Anyone subscribed to the page will be
notified when files are added, changed, or removed.
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List page
List pages let you make and organize lists of information. Items on the list are easy to add, edit,
and remove, and viewers of the list can sort it by any column. Like the file cabinet page,
subscribers are notified when items are added, changed, or removed.
After selecting the page template , you must select the page location . Then click on create
button .
You can also change your page template by clicking on More button then choose change page
template .
4. Page settings :
To change your page settings click on More button then choose Page Settings .
Then choose your suitable settings .
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5. 5. Managing your site :
You can manage your site by clicking on More button then choosing manage site
A new window will appear , This window has different options :
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General :
Form general option you can change site name , delete site and change display language .
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Pages :
From Pages option you can rearrange your pages .
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Attachments :
From Attachments option , you can upload a new file or replace , move , rename and delete an
existing file .
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Sharing and Permissions :
You can control who can view or edit your site by changing the sharing settings on your site. If
you want everyone to be able to view your site without signing in to a Google Account, you
can set your site as public. Alternatively, you can specify which people can do certain actions on
your site by setting their access level to "Can view," "Can edit," or "Is owner:"
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7. Users set to "Can view" can:
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View pages
Users set to "Can edit" can:
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Create, edit, delete pages
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Move pages
Add attachments
Add comments
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Subscribe to site and page changes
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Users set to "Is owner" can:
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Do everything that users set to "Can edit" can do
Set other people as "Can view," "Can edit," and "Is owner"
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Change site themes and layout
Change the site name
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Delete the site
Note that anyone you set as "Can view," "Can edit," or "Is owner" must have a Google Account
or Google Apps Account to share your site. Also note, as users set to "Can view" and "Can edit"
can read, copy or redistribute information you share on your site, use caution when including
sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, financial account information,
home addresses or phone numbers.
You can invite any number of people to share your site, but Google will only send 50 invitations
per day. Google will then go through your list of invitees, sending out 50 additional invites per
day until we have sent out invites to everyone on your list.
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