Now that your Google account is created, you’re ready to set up your Google Site/Digital Portfolio. When setting up your site, you will select a template or theme, site name and URL (web address), as well as decide with whom you will share your site. Deciding how to share your site is VERY IMPORTANT! If you’re creating a digital portfolio, you do not want your […]
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Google Sites: How to Change Site and Page Layout
March 12, 2012
Once you’ve setup your Google Site/Digital Portfolio, the next step is getting the layout (where things are on the site) where you want them. There are two types of layout – site layout and page layout. When changing the site layout, all pages within the site change. When changing the page layout, the layout only […]
Google Sites: How to Insert Text and Images
February 27, 2012
This tutorial video shows you the basics – how to add text and pictures. Similar to word processing programs like Microsoft Word, Google Sites offers users formatting options such as font style, size and color of font, as well as emphasis formats such as bold, italics, and underline. Google Sites does not offer quite as many options as Microsoft Word […]
Google Sites: How to Embed Google Docs
February 3, 2012
Displaying final product work is the magic of the digital portfolio! You will be able to look back years from now at projects you worked hard on and feel pride for the work you created. There are many different ways to display final products on a Google Site. This video will show how to embed (or […]
Google Sites: How to Add Pages
February 1, 2012
Congratulations! If you have followed the digital portfolio creation series, you should at this point have your home page complete (if not, go back and complete videos #1-8 of this series). The next step is to add the interior (or project) pages. This video shows you how to not only add pages to your website or digital portfolio, but also how to […]
Google Sites: How to Insert Tables and Lists
November 1, 2011
For the purposes of layout (where things go on your site), sometimes we may need to use a table to help keep our stuff in the proper place on the site. Don’t worry, you can always make the border of the table invisible so that your audience doesn’t automatically see a table. Lists are also very important. In Google Sites, we can […]
March 12, 2012
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