Website Process

GHM1 — GHM1 TASK 1: WEBSITE

Kristi Torsak

Student ID: 010321383

Program Mentors: Jen Stankiewicz, MS & Anna Garcia, MS

December 19th, 2022

My Original Website

·         https://sites.google.com/view/kristitorsak/home

·         www.kristitorsak.com

Discussion: The process of creating a website using Google Sites

The process of creating a website using Google Sites is very straightforward and simple. You can log into sites.google.com using your existing google account (or create a new one). From there you would simply select from the “Start a New Site” menu at the top of the page. You can choose one of the recommended templates available or expand the template gallery to see more. I chose to select “blank” and create my own using preset themes.

The graphical interface is very easy to understand and there is a quick learning curve for most people, especially those who have previous skills with Software as a Service (SAAS) design platforms. There are three easily navigated tabs for creating a site. The first, “Insert,” enables the user to select content blocks and has a dozen or more additional options for content including (but not limited to) embedded maps, embedded videos, forms, charts, calendars etc. The second tab, “Pages,” is where a user will create and add pages and subpages to their site. The third tab, “Themes,” offers a variety of pre-design themes that are clean and professional in appearance.

In the settings, there are multiple options for creating custom domains for publishing a finished site. The user can also publish their site through sites.google.com and create a shareable and public link. I chose to connect my domain, www.kristitorsak.com to the website I created, and in addition, I created one of the sites.google.com subdomains so that I could view and access my work immediately.

Procedural Steps: Starting from Scratch

1.  Begin your Google Site Creation

a.  Create (or use an existing) google account and log in to sites.google.com

b.  From the “Start a new site” section, select “Blank.”

2.  Select a Theme for your Site

a.  Click on the Tab entitled “Themes”

                                                              i.     See image 2a

b.  Select an appropriate theme from the right side of the screen.

3.  Create your site name

a.  Type in the upper left corner to create your site name.

                                                              i.     See image 3a

4.  Title your Home Page

a.  Click in the text box “Your page title” and enter your own site title.

                                                              i.     See image 4a

5.  Insert & Edit Content Blocks

a.  Click on Insert from the tabs section.

                                                              i.     See image 5a

b.  Select the type of “content block” that you will need for your home page content.

                                                              i.     See image 5b

c.   Add photos or other multimedia content to the gray squares by clicking “+” and uploading or selecting from the options.

                                                              i.       See image 5c

d. Add text by clicking the box “Click to edit text” and begin typing.

                                                              i.     See image 5d

6.  Create New Pages

a.  Click on the “pages” tab:

                                                              i.     See image 6a

b.  Click on the plus sign to create a new page, and enter the page’s title:

                                                              i.     See image 6b

c.   Create as many pages as necessary and repeat step 5 to create new content blocks within that page.

d. Create sub-pages by clicking on the three dots to the right of the page to be nested within and selecting “Add Subpage.”

                                                              i.     See image 6d

7.  Customize Pages and Content

a.  Many changes are available within the different menus and dialogue boxes, such as changing images by uploading or selecting from the web, changing text alignment, color, size etc. Simply hover over the element you’d like to change, or click into it.

                                                              i.     See image 7a

                                                            ii.      Finish adding pages and content until the site is ready for publishing.

8.  Publish the Site

a.  Click on the “Publish” button in the upper right corner.

b.  Select an available name for the URL (the URL will begin with “https://sites.google.com/view/”)

                                                              i.      You can select “manage” to restrict or make your site public.

c.   After your publishing settings are finalized, click “Done” and then click “View.”

                                                              i.     See image 8a

Acknowledgments

Google. (n.d.). Google sites training and help. Google Workspace Learning Center. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282722?hl=en

Google. (n.d.). Google sites training | teacher center | google for education. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/for-educators/product-guides/sites/?modal_active=none

Stratton, J. (2022, August 25). What are the uses for google sites? - google sites essential training video tutorial: Linkedin learning, formerly Lynda.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved December 19, 2022, from https://www.linkedin.com/learning/google-sites-essential-training-2/what-are-the-uses-for-google-sites?autoplay=true&u=2045532