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Google Sites: How To Make A Great Looking Website

2019/6/17
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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff sits down with Tom Mullany to discuss how Tech Coaches can use Google Sites to create great looking websites. For the last 4 years, Google Sites have been transforming the way that digital lessons are presented in classrooms and along with Google Classroom making up a 21st Century digital learning environment.

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	Website[www.TeacherCast.net/Mastermind](http://www.teachercast.net/Mastermind))

	**Build Your EDU Brand Online Course**[FREE Email Course](http://www.teachercast.net/BuildYourEDUBrandOnlineCourse))Selecting Your Avatar

	Content Creation Tips & Tricks

	Website Strategy

	SEO

	How to build a newsletter

	And more …

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	**Reinventing the Teacher Website Using Google Sites**Looking at Traditional Teacher Web Pages

	What Do Traditional Teacher Websites Look Like?

	How Do They Function Throughout the School Year?

	Why Do Teachers Create Web Pages That Aren’t Useable and Never Updated?

	Website Applications for EducatorsWeebly

	WordPress

	Onenote

	Google Sites

	Using Google Sites as a Classroom WebsiteWhat Are Google Sites?

	Why Are They Useful for Educators?

	What Can You Do With Google Sites?

	Google Sites Basic Functions

	Google Sites for Advanced Users

	Websites That Can Be Used With Google SitesTimeline.js (creating Timelines)

	Canva (embedding Graphics)

	Awesome Table (visual Spreadsheets)

	Youtube

	[Piktochart](https://piktochart.com/))

	[Quizlet](https://quizlet.com/))

	[ThingLink](https://www.thinglink.com/))

	What Can We Imagine Google Sites to Be … Other Than a Web SiteYoutube Playlist

	Musical Program During Concerts

	[**On the Next Episode**](http://www.askthetechcoach.com))Episode 54: ISTE 2019 for Tech Coaches

 

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About our Guest: Tom Mullaney

Tom Mullaney is the Digital Learning Coach at Carroll Middle School in Raleigh, NC. He is dedicated to making school engaging for students and sustainable for teachers. Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design in New York, Pennsylvania, California, and North Carolina. He is a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Trainer who has spoken at national conferences including SXSW EDU, the National Council for the Social Studies, and ISTE. Tom contributes to the BamRadio Network EdWords blog. Watch Tom’s YouTube videos on Google for Education’s First Day of Jamboard website and use his TED-Ed lesson to teach your students about the French Revolution. Contact him on Twitter, @TomEMullaney).

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Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

	- [Let’s Raise Our Google Sites Game – Part 1: Design](https://tommullaney.com/2019/06/03/lets-raise-our-google-sites-game-part-1-design/))

	- [Let’s Raise Our Google Sites Game – Part 2: Embeds](https://tommullaney.com/2019/06/10/lets-raise-our-google-sites-game-part-2-embeds/))

	- [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/))

	- [Colorzilla Google Chrome Extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorzilla/bhlhnicpbhignbdhedgjhgdocnmhomnp?hl=en))

	- [Crash Course US History YouTube Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s))

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