Learn how to use Google Sites to create a classroom website quickly and easily.

1. MTEA Presents:
Creating a Classroom
Website Using Google Sites
Creating a Classroom
Website Using Google Sites
Meredith Martin
mmartin@mantuaschools.com

2. In your email, click on SITES at the top left.

3. Click CREATE to begin creating your website.

4. Give your site a name, and adjust your URL if needed.

5. Choose a theme for your site. You can always change it
later!

6. Give your site a description, and make it public.

7. EDIT PAGE
CREATE MORE
NEW ACTIONS
PAGE
In the top right corner are your editing buttons: Create
Page, Edit Page, and More Actions.

8. Clicking on Edit Page gives you a word processor-like
interface to edit it.

9. Use this to link to
another page in your
site.
LINK
URL
Use this to link
to an external
website
To add a link to a website, highlight text, click LINK, and
then select WEB ADDRESS and enter the page URL.

10. Add an image to your page by going to INSERT, IMAGE
and then either uploading or linking to an image.

11. NOTE: you will probably want to
turn OFF comments and
attachments.
Under MORE ACTIONS, PAGE SETTINGS, you can select
your preferences for comments, attachments, and more.

12. Click on NEW PAGE to create another page for your site!

13. Managing Your Site
From the main page of your site, click on MORE ACTIONS, and then MANAGE SITE to get to the
more detailed site options. Here you can make changes to your site details, theme, colors, and more.

14. Click on GENERAL under Site Settings to change basic
settings such as name and description.

15. SHARING & PERMISSIONS lets you add authors to your
site - you can create a joint site with your partner!

16. NOTE: This is an advanced feature, but can be
very useful. Use this to give students permission
to edit specific pages! Please see me if you want
instruction on how to use this.
PAGE LEVEL PERMISSIONS can be found in the top right
corner of SHARING AND PERMISSIONS.

17. SITE LAYOUT lets you change the way your site is
arranged.

18. COLORS AND FONTS lets you customize your theme.

19. THEMES lets you choose a different theme without
affecting your content.

20. Copy this and email it to Jonathan at
jbaldwin@mantuaschools.com so he
can link your name in the teacher
directory to your site!
To find your website address, go to your home page and
the address is in the bar at the top of your browser.

21. Now go out there and make an awesome website!