Friday, July 8, 2016

Step by Step: How to make a simple FREE website using Google Sites: in 22 minutes or less

Here's the 22 minute video.

Let's go through the steps ... tiny.cc/stepbystepsite
tiny.cc/sitesteps
STEP 1:  Go into your GMAIL account

STEP 2:  Type  "Sites.Google.com"  and hit the CREATE button.   
You will see this page:
STEP 3:  Select "blank template"
Type the name of your free site
Tell the computer "I am not a robot"
then hit  the red "CREATE" button again


STEP 4:  Look at the PENCIL on the UPPER RIGHT
 (near the Blue SHARE button)
The pencil is the EDIT icon.
Click on the PENCIL

STEP 5:  Type words across the top of the page.  
One word for each of the pages of your website

STEP 6:  Select Projects
LINK:   One of the PROJECTS can be the
PERSONAL HISTORY WORKBOOK
www.TINYURL.com/PersonalHistoryEbook

These are the typical sub-pages of a Free Website for
showing your work:  It's a DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

STEP 7:  Connect the pages
Highlight the word, click on the "CHAIN" icon
(it is the LINK) and type the name of the link

Step 8:  
You can put the link on the bottom of each page, too
This will give the viewer places to visit at the end of the page

Step 9:  Under SOCIAL MEDIA, consider putting your
POSITIVE photos on display.
Why not create an account that shows the POSITIVE side of you?


STEP 10:  PICTURES
To add an image, click on INSERT

then click on IMAGE and find the image

Step 11:  Share the link with friends
Look at the UPPER RIGHT at the BLUE BUTTON
"SHARE" -- you can let your teachers VIEW or
even EDIT your web site

Type to invite a teacher to edit your site
A teacher can add some comments, such as "Spell check!"

This is an option
You could also let your parents
view and perhaps even EDIT your page.
Step 12:   Tell us about your free site.
YOUR Site's LINK is found at the TOP of the page.
Text the link to ManyPosters@gmail.com 
Send a text message to (954) 646 8246

This page is also called TINY.cc/freesteps

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