Creating websites with Google Sites and adding lessons and assignments as downloads is fairly simple. Follow the tips below to get started:
1) Create your free Google Account at the Google website.
2) Log in to your Google Account
3) Choose the "MORE" link at the top of the Google Website, scroll down to "Google sites" and click.
4) Click the " Create New Site" link.
5) Choose a template for your website.
6) Give your website a name. An example is "Ms. Sevilla's Earth Science Hub."
7) type in the secret code and click "Create Site."
8) Remember to click the "save" button at the top right corner of the website.
Congratulations! You have just created your website! Time to get to work!
Assuming you only teach one class, on your webpage you may want to include:
Your Name
Your Class
Your Grade level
A nice picture of yourself and/or pictures of what you teach in your science class (i,e. volcanoes, oceans, rivers, etc...)
A written course description of what Earth Science is and what they will learn in the class.
A 1 or 2 week schedule of what they will be doing each day such as: warm ups, lesson/activities/assessments/homework. Dont forget to post due dates for turning in their work!
Post a Powerpoint presentation or eBook/PDF of a unit of study or thematic unit the students will currently be working on. In this unit of study you can include: standards they will work on, the big ideas, vocabulary terms they need to know, pre/post assessments, the content of the lesson, activities/projects to be completed, homework, etc...). These units can be archived on the website so the students can review information in preparation for their CST or State exam.
To Create New Pages and Add these Pages To the Navigation Bar of the Website:
Click the tab "+ Create a Page"
button at the top right corner of the website.
Give your page a name. Click the button "
Put page at the top level".
Click button "Create" to create your webpage.
Click the "more actions" link at the right hand corner of the website. Scroll down to "manage site" and click.
Select the "site layout" link and click.
Select the "edit" in the "navigation" area in the "sidebar" and click.
Select the "add page" and select your newly created page.
Click the "save pages" button at the top right corner of the webpage.
Click the "back to site" link at the top left corner of the webpage.
Create New Pages for Posting or Adding Documents (PDFs, Powerpoint Presentations, Word, Excel Documents) for Download and Add these Pages To the Navigation Bar of the Website:
Click the tab "+ Create a Page"
button at the top right corner of the website.
Give your page a name. Click the button "
Put page at the top level".
Click on the file cabinet to select it"
Click button "Create" to create your webpage.
Click the "+add" button to post a PDF or presentation from your computer. To find the location of the file, click the button "choose file" to select your PDF or presentation, and click the "upload" button.