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Discover how to create a professional faculty website using Google Sites in this comprehensive guide. Learn how to set up your site, add pages, edit content, and manage permissions. Understand the benefits and limitations of Google Sites, including its ease of use and collaborative features. This resource covers everything from creating a site URL to designing pages effectively, ensuring your website is engaging and informative. Whether you're a novice or experienced user, this guide will streamline your website-building process.
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Building Your Faculty Website using Phil Bozak philipbo@buffalo.edu
Learning Objectives Create a Google Site Add pages to your Google Site Add and edit content Understand and set permissions UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
What is Google Sites? Free service offered by Google Web application Designed for simplicity and versatility UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Why use Google Sites? • The good: • No cost to use • Don’t need to be a web designer • Central location for web content and offline files • Simple Interface • Page Templates • Edit from anywhere • Collaboration UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Why use Google Sites? • The not-so-good: • Limited layout options • Lacks general password protection • Limited to what Google provides UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Google Sites help http://support.google.com/sites/ UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Creating Your Google Site • “UB Faculty Website Template” or • https://sites.google.com/site/ubtemplate/ • http://goo.gl/TcY43 UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Creating Your Google Site Once a site is created, the site URL cannot be changed Once a site is deleted, site URLs cannot be reused by other people Deleted sites can be restored for 30 days UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Adding Pages Web Page Announcements File Cabinet List UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Adding Pages Page name Page URL Page type UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Page Name UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Page Name Appears at top of browser window and on tabs Appears in navigation menu Appears at top of page content area Default name for bookmarks UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Page URLs No spaces No special characters Google Sites automatically suggests URL based on page name UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Writing for the Web • Clear and concise • 25% - 50% of the word count of paper content • Use headings and sub-headings • Use bullet points • Write out acronyms the first time UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Design suggestions • 2 different fonts per site • Text emphasis • Use bold or italic • 2-3 colors per site • Use fonts and colors consistently • Use meaningful images • Avoid ‘eye candy’ UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Links • Meaningful • Do not use ‘Click here’ • 5 – 7 words in length • Underline • Do not underline text that is not a link UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Page Settings + Navigation Bar UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Sharing and Permissions Public on the web Anyone with the link Private UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
Manage Site UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012
One last thing • You can set up your UB website so that it redirects to your Google Site. • Example: • Typing “www.buffalo.edu/~ubitname” in the address bar will bring the user to your Google Site • Note: the site will still be hosted on Google’s servers (not on UB’s servers). UBTLC - [Building Your Faculty Website] [Phil Bozak] – 10/9/2012