Building a {Site}
create a Google Site
1. Find Sites on google Apps
We will create a Google Site- to tell about ourselves and host our portfolio.
- You will be adding ALL assignments and projects to your portfolio page throughout the year.
- Google Saves for you
- Your site will be saved and add to your GDrive
Find Sites page | Click "create" buttonTroubleshooting:
| New Sites
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Click "create" button
Troubleshooting:
- if this doesn't work-go back and sign up
- You may need to enter your information
- Use your google/school info
- make sure you are signed into school account
2. {Theme} Tab
Theme- tab
| Themes
| "Font Style"
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3. {Pages}
Side ToolBar
| Pages- you will need 3
| Click - Plus Sign
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4. {insert} Tab
Insert- tab
*drag or click items to add and move them | Layouts
| Extra Options
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Insert- tab
- use this tab to add elements to the body of your website
- text for words
- images for pictures
*drag or click items to add and move them
Layouts
- use "layouts" to add elements to the boy of your website
- these are like templets
- text and image boxes will be there- you just add in the extras.
What you need.......
HOME PAGE
books you like-reviews movies/songs you like sports teams-updates of scores motivational quotes slide show-image carousel of personal pictures | ABOUT ME PAGE
| PORTFOLIO PAGE
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HOME PAGE
- ADD WHAT YOU (school appropriate) want to add
- ideas:
books you like-reviews
movies/songs you like
sports teams-updates of scores
motivational quotes
slide show-image carousel of personal pictures
__Extras__
Top Toolbar
| Gear Icon Use the gear icon to change your navigation menu
| Navigation menu
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Top Toolbar
- notice top toolbar options
- device icon- shows what your site looks like published on desktop and mobile devices
Preview Button
| Use Menu at the Bottom
| Side toolBars
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Preview Button
- click this icon to see what your website would look like published and to your audience
Use Menu at the Bottom
- use the icons at the bottom to see desktop version and mobile versio
- click the "x' to get back to editing
6. Setting Domain Name- (clicking publish for the first time)
PUBLISH YOUR SITE-FIX YOUR DOMAIN NAME
| Click Publish
| Copy/Paste this link!
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PUBLISH YOUR SITE-FIX YOUR DOMAIN NAME
- AFTER clicking publish
- in the box type your first and last name- no capitals and no spaces
- your full domain name is under the box in blue letters
- if you get a blue check you are good to go
- if it is a RED box you must fix- add to your name- middle initials or try fave number on end
Click Publish
- Towards the bottom of the screen- click "view"
- this will open your newly published website in a new tab for you!
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