2. WELCOME!
Tell Us About You!
Name
Occupation or types of opportunities you
are looking for
What brought you here today?
What do you hope to learn from today’s
presentation?
4. OUTLINE
What is Google Sites?
Site Examples
Key Features
Page Templates (Types)
Google Documents Integration
Google Gadgets
Live Demonstration: DIY
5. WHAT IS GOOGLE SITES?
A Free “Website” and “Wiki” creation service
Utilizes Wiki format to allow easy creation and
editing of interlinked web pages in a collaborative
environment
No fancy tools required
No “web guy” bottlenecks
Public or Private
10. LIVE DEMONSTRATION: DIY
Create Site
New Page, Announcements, File Cabinet, List
Menus
Control Access
Subscribe to Changes
11. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Revisit “Team Project- Project Eggplant” example
What we’ve learned:
How Google Sites works
Note: BDPA LA is exploring Google Sites as a web
page alternative. If you’re interested in joining the
web team, contact:
president@bdpala.org
Google “Google Sites” and the tagline will read ‘Free Websites and Wikis’
Other than a browser, no additional tools required (rich text editor – i.e. wordpad, MS Word lite)
Collaboration occurs due to all trusted users being able to modify and entire site or page
Begin with the end in mind
Not the first to provide this type of service
Geocities
Tripod
Other Key Feature: SPACE (images, files)
