Create a professional website with Google Sites

New Google Sites is the ideal platform to learn how to make your first website – with an easy and intuitive layout a learner can design a website without coding in a short amount of time. Suitable for middle school students.

A comprehensive introductory unit (4 – 5 weeks) to teach learners how to make websites with the new Google Sites. There’s a comprehensive instructional slideshow for both teachers and students to help learn the way that Google Sites works. There are step by step instructions in student activity booklet on how to create websites of a professional standard. There are also 2 puzzles to help consolidate understanding of Google Sites.

Skills learnt from this unit would enable the learner to create other websites of personal or professional nature like an online resume, photography showcase, business website etc.

No teacher prep necessary. Teacher directed learning would be best but this unit is suitable for self-paced learning. Learner needs digital access to google drive and the internet. Unit can be completely paperless. Activity booklet could be printed if needed.

Pre-Requisites: Competent computer skills, experience with google drive, website attributes and the internet would be desirable. Competent reading skills with ability to follow instructions is required for this unit. Use Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari browsers for creating the site. Suitable for Chromebook users.

Google Chrome Slideshow – comprehensive for both teacher and students to understand how Google Sites works

• How it works, what you can make with it, apps integration
• Templates , page elements, naming, viewing,
• Headers, text. Layouts, images, media, embed code, buttons, placeholders
• Calendars, maps, Google apps
• Sections, banners, headers, footer, logo, favicon
• Publishing, Analytics, Domain names, Sharing, Set permissions

Student Activity Booklet

• Overview of Google sites
• Look at websites that have been made using google sites
• Learn the screen layout, menus and tools available in Google Sites
• Use themes
• Create pages for a website using various layouts and tools
• Use editing, viewing and publish mode
• Create a favicon, add logo, add banners, add pictures
• Check site readability
• Add a header, footer and top or side menu for navigation
• Add text boxes, image carousel, button, map and enquiry form
• Use a variety of layouts to webpage sections
• Change section backgrounds, add dividers, add links to button and pictures
• Create a food menu using online software and embed in the website
• Use Google Forms to create an inquiry form and embed it into the website
• Learn about the settings in Google sites
• Add banner to the website pages
• Publish the website – use the search function
• Check site for usability on phone, tablet, laptop or desktop
• Use the search function
• Use the enquiry form
• View the source code
• Unpublish the site
• Make your own personal website using a template

Google Sites Icons Puzzle – digital versions in PowerPoint or Google Slides – self correcting

Google Sites Jargon Puzzle – digital versions in PowerPoint or Google Slides – self correcting

Sample Solution for website on internet

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