This presentation introduces Google Sites as a free and easy tool for creating websites. It provides step-by-step instructions for building a website through Google Sites, including adding pages, themes, images, text, calendars, videos, and other elements. The goal is to demonstrate how quickly and simply one can use Google Sites to share information online.

1. Steven Kieley Ewing Computer Learning Center February 7 th , 2012 Free and Easy Website Creation

11. Open Your Browser to Google Click on “More”

12. Then select “Sites”

13. Create an Account If you don’t have a gmail account yet, you need to create one at https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount . Then, go to http://sites.google.com/ and sign into your account.

14. Good luck with this – it may take a few tries

15. After Choosing Google and then “Sites” this screen appears

16. Create a Site When you are logged in at http://sites.google.com/, click “create site”.

17. Customize a Site Choosing your site name will also auto-populate your site URL. You do have the option to change the site URL to something else if you wish. Make your site public here if you choose.

18. Choose a Theme…

19. Your First Website Homepage (Using “Ember” Theme)

20. Completed Website Homepage

22. School Template Example

23. Team Template Example

24. New Site Using Blank Template

25. New Site Using Blank Template Click on “New Page” symbol

26. To Create a New Page… When you click on the “create new page” button, the above page will show up. You can either put the current page at the top level or under a particular page as a subpage.

27. Add a Second New Page It is recommended you create all the pages first, and then fill in the content after all pages are created. IMPORTANT : The pages you created will automatically show up on the Navigation bar, but probably NOT in a desired order. DON’T change the order until you have added all the pages. We’ll see how to modify page order in the Navigation bar later.

28. Add Background Click on “More”, then “Manage Site”

29. Add Background Click on “Colors & Fonts”, then choose your background

30. Select Background Select Background Here

31. Background Added

32. To Insert Text or Pictures Select “Edit Page”

33. Selections to Insert Appears

35. Images and Text Added

37. Plan the Website Outline This list suggests pages to be included in a sports website . Home/Introduction Recent Game Results Outstanding Players Calendar of Future Events Countdown to Playoffs Practice Schedules Directions to Different Fields Phone numbers Coaches Team Members Rosters

38. Delete or Move Page… If a page is created accidently by mistake, you can go to that page, hit ‘More Actions‘ on the top right corner, and then click ‘Delete Page' to delete it. Then create a new page. If a page is created under the wrong subpage, you can go to that page, hit ‘More Actions‘ on the top right corner, then ‘Move Page' to place it as a subpage under a different page.

39. To Move a Page… If you want to change a subpage back to top level , you can go to that page, hit 'more actions‘ on the top right corner - To move a page’s position, - In the "Move Page" screen, select the "Site Map" option (link is just below the Search box). - Highlight the first line in the list of pages (this will be the name of your site, and represents the top level). - Click the "Move" button.

40. Change Site Name Go to “Manage Site” then “General”. Change the name and save the changes.

41. Sidebar: Change the Order (Modify Navigation) Go to “Site layout” – “Edit”, and uncheck the “Automatically organize my navigation” box.

42. Modify Navigation Go to “Site layout” – “Edit”, and uncheck the “”Automatically organize my navigation” box. Use the arrows to reorder the pages created. IMPORTANT: Don’t uncheck the automatic function before you finish adding all the subpages. Otherwise, if you add a new subpage (e.g. Lesson plan 3), it won’t show up on the navigation bar without the automatically organizing function.

43. Modify Navigation: Done IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to “save changes” when you finish editing the navigation. After you save the changes, you can manage pages, attachments, colors and fonts, and themes on this “manage site” page. You can also share the editing right of this site with others by using the “Sharing” function.

44. Help Desk If you have questions about creating your own site, you can probably find the answers in Google’s user powered community at http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/sites?hl=en . You can either “post a question” or look for answers under “Discussion Categories”.

45. Insert a Calendar… To insert a calendar, you must first create one in Google Calendar Go there from the Google Home Page

46. Create a Calendar Click “Calendar”, then select several simple options and finally “Create New Calendar”

47. Your New Calendar Appears

48. Edit Menu Appears After clicking “edit”, click on this space and type in any text; OR click on “insert” and choose….

49. Choose “Calendar” from “Insert” Menu

50. List of Existing Calendars Appears

51. Highlight Calendar Selection Then click “select ”

52. Calendar Appears on the Webpage

53. Add a “Hit” Counter

54. Less Involved simplehitcounter.com Click on “Get Counter Code”

55. Don’t Panic Copy & paste to your clipboard

56. Edit Webpage Where you want the counter installed Then click “HTML”

57. Paste in Code from Clipboard Then click “update”

58. Remain Calm… Click “OK” anyway Then “Save”

59. Hit Counter Installed

60. Embed a You Tube Video Play, then pause; copy Video’s URL Here

61. From “Edit Page” Button Select “Video” from Insert Menu

62. Paste Link Here

63. Video is Embedded

64. Imbed Music

65. From “Create Page” Button Select “File Cabinet” Template

66. Template of File Cabinet Page Select “Add a Link”

67. Upload an MP3

68. Use the Old Uploader New One Has Less Options Go to www.fileden.com

69. Go to “Upload”

70. Go to “Files”, Right Click on Desired File, then select “URL”, then copy Link

71. Paste Link into Window Be sure to fill in all empty boxes

72. Link is Added Click on “View” to Play Song

73. Add a News Gadget to First Page Click on First Page

74. Select Edit Page Click on Edit Page

75. Select Insert Click on Insert

76. Select More Gadgets Click on More Gadgets

77. Select News Gadget Click on Google News

78. Confirm Selection Click on Select

79. Select Desired Items

80. News Gadget Added

81. Add a Sidebar Gadget Click on “Edit sidebar”

82. From the Manage Site Window… Click on “Add a sidebar item”

83. Choose a Countdown Gadget

84. Configure Gadget Click “OK”, then “Save”

85. Countdown Added

86. Plenty of Help Screens…

87. and Step by Step Directions…

88. Bring You to a Conclusion

89. Very Helpful Help Site https://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en

90. https://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en

91. Have Fun!