Innovations_GoogleSites

October 14th, 2010
= ** A. What is a GoogleSite? ** =
 * // Google Sites is a structured wiki and webpage Creation tool offered by Google as part of the Google Apps Productivity suite. Google Sites is also a free Webhost and Website Editing Software, yet you have to use the domain prefix "http://sites.google.com/site/"(if you use the free version.) //

=**A Snapshot of Google Sites**=

= ** B. What can you do with GoogleSites? ** =   · //Ability to create full copies of sites, including copying from Google Apps to Sites (and vice versa)[7]// · //Subscribe (by email) to changes for individual pages or the entire site// · //Native RSS feeds for:// o //Announcements pages// o //Comments// o //Recent site activity// · // Default page template: // > o // Announcements // > o // List // > o // File Cabinet // > · // Custom templates: // > o // Individual page types // > o // Entire sites // > · // Integrated with: // > o // Google AdSense // > o // Google Webmaster Tools // > o // YouTube and Google Video // > o // Google Docs (Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations) // > o // Google Calendar // > o // Google Maps // > o // Picasa // > o // Google Analytics // > o // Google Apps Script // > · // Revision history for most page types // > · // Multiple page layout options // > · // File storage, including version history // > · // Access to a full library of custom gadgets which can be used to greatly extend the functionality of Google Sites. Users can also build and insert custom gadgets of their own as a way to include content that may otherwise be rejected by the Google Sites editor.[8] // media type="youtube" key="tkTGrOcFiz0?fs=1" height="245" width="463"
 * o // Web page //

= ** C. How to create your own: ** = Step 1. First type in goggle site in to you internet browser Step 2. Find goggle sites in the browser Step 3. Select create a new site Step 4.Then create a new name for your site Step 5.Then you choose a template or start from scratch Then take it a step at a time and follow the smaller instructions to edit the site to your standards.

= ** D. When can we use GoogleSites in the "real-world?" ** =  1. Goggle sites can be used as a family to list out important dates and birthday sporting evens reminders. 2. Goggle site can be used in a school setting for parents to follow up with their kids field trips, homework and other things 3. Goggle site can be use in sports to help with teams, when they play upcoming tournaments and posted concerns with situations during the games in order to get them resolved.

= ** E. Classroom/Learning Uses ** = Example: [|What's Poppin' 4th Grade]

** 2. The students can check grades,assignments and the page numbers to them student can blog to the teacher any concerns also. **
= F. Resource links to examples of classroom uses or articles/online sources with suggestions for use in the classroom, lesson plans =

= G. Citations/Works Cited (in APA style) = ==**ChildFun,. (1996, June 10). Childfun. Retrieved from http://www.childfun.com **== ==**Google. (2010). Creating a site. Google Sites, Retrieved from http://www.google.com/support/sites/ **==
 * Google, . (2009). Sites for teachers. Google Sites , Retrieved from https://www.google.com/support/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=153055 **