Google has updated its Google Sites and has finally released it to schools. Why is this such big news? Google Sites is so much easier to use and it looks like a professional site. Google has integrated the formatting and auto save features of Google Classroom and other Google Applications. The new sites reminds me a lot of Weebly which is what I use for creating this site. To add a new feature you simply click on the menu on the right and then you are able to drag it to position it exactly where you want. You can add content from Google Drive, and search for images using Google Search Engine. Google Sites has a multitude of uses. Teachers can use it as a place to house resources and examples of student work. Yes Google Classroom allows you to collect student work, but Google Sites would allow you to share examples of what is going on in your class with parents, and the world. Create student portfolios. Students can create an electronic portfolio of their learning journey. This could be organized by class, or by year so that it grows with them as they move from grade to grade. My last district included a graduation requirement for seniors to present their electronic portfolio. Provide opportunities for students to collaborate and create group sites. Students could create Public Service sites to draw attention to an issue they are researching and provide a platform for making a difference. The video below provides an overview of how to use the new Google Sites. To get to the new sites go to sites.google.com/new. Below is a short tutorial about creating a Student Portfolio. Here is a sample site I created to show what a portfolio site could look like. There are other features that I didn't get to explore yet or didn't include.
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