Google Sites Perfect For Student Professional Brand

Since 2014 when we converted the "professional binder" to a professional website, we have continued to improve the delivery and final product.

iPhone Photos to Google Plus Album to Google Site

The workflow for getting a slide show from an iPhone to a Google Site might be easier, but this is the process that our AP Biology teacher and I came up with.  The bottom line is that she wants to showcase many things they are doing in the class.  A Google Plus slideshow is the easiest way to embed this in a Google Site.

The workflow is below...

Google Site, Edit, Insert Google Plus Photo Album, Choose Album, Extra Large, Center the Google + Photo Album, Save

1.  Take photos with iPhone

2.  Google + Home

3.  Photos
4.  Click all photos

5.  Blue arrow on top left

6.  Blue Arrow

7.  Green Share button

8.  Google + on computer

9.  Photos

10.  Click arrow of pictures

11.  Move

12.  Choose album

13.  Should be in Google Site

VIEW THE WEB Album

VIEW THE SITE with slideshow

Workplace Writing Professional Portfolio

This year will mark the first year that our Workplace Writing students will transition from a binder of compilation of work to a digital presence.  We decided to use Google Sites for a few reasons:

• Page Level Admission
• Uploading of Documents onto a Page
• Seamless integration with Google Docs (*Viewable Permission Rights Must Provide Access)

The site was created and uploaded to our school's template gallery.  Students will access the template on a Chromebook.

View Template

*If you can't view the template in your school's domain, please request access.

Impact On Students:

Creativity:  While a template was created, students have the option of change the color, font, and overall appearance to personalize.

Critical Thinking: Placing the correct information in the presentation form is very important.  Students will be directed to think critically about the content and the way it appears to the viewer.

Citizenship:  This is the most important aspect.  This portfolio represents themselves on this page, but their other digital content (Twitter, Facebook) must also portray them in a positive light.

Personal Finance Smartphone Toolbox

Our economics teacher, Mr. Nickerson, wanted a cellphone resource for his students that would provide valuable tools while...

• controlling expenses and managing money
• shopping 
• comparing auto insurance
• comparing rental vs. buying properties
• paying off debt and building wealth
• comparing bank rates.

I decided that a single page Google Site would work the best.  I wanted to create the site so that when students are on their phones, they can see a tool, click on a link and immediately be taking to the app store of their choice.  I used Microsoft Publisher to create the uniformed icons.  Those icons take viewers to a web version of the resource!

To create the header, I used Explain Everything and exported the "saved slide image" to my Google Drive.  I downloaded that file from Google Drive and inserted into my Google Site.

I think it is looks great and will be a valuable tool for students (and adults) if they choose to use it. 

Please View or Click on the Image to view the entire site.

More Than One Teacher Website On A Website

Mr. Christiansen has many students in his "team study" class which all require the need to know what information is on multiple teacher websites.  To make this process easier he wanted a "screen" to have all of the teacher's daily info.  In keeping with the RedZone Channel's Quad Box , I created a single page Google Site and inserted the iFrame gadget.  The gadget simply requires one url for each gadget inserted.  I chose the two column page layout and placed two gadgets on top of each other.

The result is a one stop shop for his students and their teacher resources.

VIEW THE SITE 

*If the link above is only showing a white page, look to the omni bar and click on the shield.  Allow the script to run.  See picture below.

CMS 4 Schools Profile Update For pulaskischools.org

To update your profile on our Pulaski Schools website, follow the directions below.  If you want to watch how to do it, the video tutorial is below as well.

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• Log Into CMS4Schools
• Log In With Username
• Log In With Password 
• Click on "Edit My Profile"
• Change Title
• Change Phone Number
• Change Profile Picture
• Change Bio
• Add Links To Other Digital Documents
• If you have a CMS4Schools Website
• Click "My Navigation Builder Home"
• Edit Webpages

Video Link

Google Sites Template Choice For Cancer Project

A few weeks ago I was approached by our science department for assistance with students making websites.  From this we developed a plan to have students create a rough draft of five slides using Google Draw.  These five slides transferred information to a five page website.

To develop some consistency with the sites, I created five templates that would have the basics but allow for some creativity.

Five Templates Looked like this


The classroom teacher presented the introductory video which I created in their classroom prior to moving to the library.  This allowed for students to enter the library and get right to the sites section of Google.
See the video:


The students working looked like this:


Overall, this process was seamless!  Students were given a taste of how a website operates without all the frustration.

Google Template To Guide Students

If you are starting to produce more Google Documents, Sites, or Drawings to guide your students creativity and learning, consider using a template.

See how to submit a Google Template.


View students using Google Templates

Google Sites Templates Cancer Unit

To meet an ITLS standard, science teachers will be requiring students to complete a five page website using Google Sites.  I wanted to provide the students with five templates which allow for some structure and some creativity.

See how the students are going to access the site templates.

Embed Google Calendar Into Google Sites