Google Sites and Other Web Tutorials

Google Sites Tutorials Websites

• Google Sites Web Design
• Mori79

Using Google Sites

Each of the TRIO Quest competitions have specific steps and requirements that are NOT included in these Google Sites tutorials. Please refer to individual Rules and Resources to make sure your entry meets the competitions requirements.

Please note that some of the tutorials below were created for the 2010 TRIO Quest competition so they may be outdated.

Getting Started Getting Started Guide Creating pages Header and Navigation Changing your site title Replacing your site title with a banner Reordering pages on your navigation Editing Pages Changing page layout Inserting links on a page Deleting a page Recovering Deleted Page Adding Table of Contents Site Appearance Changing themes, colors, and fonts Moving the Sidebar to the Right Specifying Width of Website Creating a sub-menu

Adding Multimedia Adding images to your page Embedding photos from Picasa Adding audio to your page Embedding a Youtube video Embedding a Google Calendar Embedding Google Maps Adding Interactivity Creating surveys using Google Docs Adding Google surveys to your page Embedding Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, and Forms Other Tutorials Copying a site Coding resources- New! Navigation Menus Help resources Google Sites Help Forum Known issues

Organizing a Website

This section provides information to help you design and structure your website. These pages will help you organize the information on your site and develop a consistent and efficient interface and file and navigation system.

Effective Website Design
Six important considerations for designing an effective website.

Web Style Guide Resources
The Web Style Guide at http://www.webstyleguide.com/ is a start-to-finish guide on how to organize, structure, and create a website.

Proofing a Website

This section of the site will help you with the process of posting your web pages on the Internet.

Preparing to Submit your Website
Learn six different ways to test your website before it is posted online.

Web Site Assessment and Evaluation
Find out how to assess the quality of a Web site. The first section of this page explains the five criteria for assessing the quality of information on a Web site. The second section gives factors to consider when judging the overall quality of a Web site (use this section to evaluate a Web site you have created).

Common Mistakes to Avoid
The most common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Final Check for DigiSites Entries
A checklist to help teams prepare their sites for final submission as DigiSites entries.