Google Sites

Description

Google Sites is the easiest way to make information accessible to people who need quick, up-to-date access. People can work together on a Site to add file attachments, information from other Google applications (like Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa), and new free-form content. Creating a site together is as easy as editing a document, and you always control who has access, whether it's just yourself, your team, or your whole organization. You can even publish Sites to the world. The Google Sites web application is accessible from any internet connected computer.

  • Single-click page creation
  • Customizable look and feel
  • Dozens of pre-built templates
  • Settings for accessing and sharing information
  • And it's free!

Quick facts

Single-click page creation

Creating a new page for your Google Site just takes the click of a button.

No HTML required

Creating a Google Site is as easy as editing a document, which means there's no markup language for you to learn — just get started.

Make it your own

Our customization options let you give your Google Site your own look and feel

Get started with templates

We offer a growing list of page types — web page, announcements, file cabinet, dashboard and list — to help you get started with your Google Sites pages.

Upload files and attachments

Use the file cabinet to upload files up to 10MB in size. Each Google Apps account receives at least 10GB of storage in Google Sites. Google Apps Premier and Education editions get an additional 500MB for each user account.

Embed rich content

Google Sites is integrated with other Google products, so you can insert videos, docs, spreadsheets, presentations, photo slide shows, and calendars directly onto your Google Sites pages.

Work together and share

Our permission settings let you designate owners, viewers and collaborators (meaning they can edit pages) for your site. And you can make your Google Sites available to just a few people, your entire organization, or the world.

Search with Google

You can search across Google Sites pages and content using powerful Google search technology. You'll find specific pages and documents instantly, the same way you would on Google.com.

Pricing

Plan Price Details
Google Sites Free Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages.

Reviews

Professor
June 16, 2014

I have ALL my students create their own wiki. They share it with me and make it viewable by anyone. Studnts appreciate learning/practing these of 21st Century Skills.

This In addition to regular web pages, Google site has a file cabinet type page, which my students use as an e-portfolio. Students can upload documents of all type (spreadsheet, presentations, etc.) and provide a description of the file (I don’t think there is a limit to the length.). Part of my assignment instructions is to put a reflection on the learning that happened in creating the file in the Google sites description field. Students find this e-portfolio useful to them after the clas. They can reference it when they have similar tasks to perform and most importantly to demonstrate to employers and potential employers their proficiency in various computer skills.
I have them store their class notes as web pages.
I also use Google sites to make a class wiki on which links to each student’s wiki. Yes – some could say that this enables students to “cheat” by looking at the work of others. However, each of my assignment requires unique product, like a resume or research paper or presentation. Thus the work of fellow students is just another source of learning and they can leave comment on how their peers can improve their work.

One drawback is that only one student can update a page at a time. Thus my students also use Google docs, spreadsheets and slides These can be put onto a page using the Insert menu.

Note the video above shows screenshots of an old version, the new version is global (icons instead of English for new page etc.)

I have used PBWorks and WetPaint in the past. They are both good but clutter the screen with ads which Google sites does not.

Online English and Biology Teacher
September 11, 2012

As an Online Teacher, I find Google Sites an extremely useful web app. It is a free app that helps create a personal website, which can be used to share any sort of information with parents as well as students. As it also offers a variety of free templates, creating an attractive website becomes even easier. I upload students' attendance and test records on the site, which can be easily accessed by their parents. In addition, I also use it to share important and relevant information, including brief notes, with my students. I am sure Google Sites can prove to be a very helpful app for all the teachers.

Humanities Teacher
September 8, 2012

Our school uses an alternative site for teacher websites, but my site just has a link to my Google Site. I have used Yola and Schoolnotes to create eacher/class/HW websites, but I have found that Google Sites is the easiest to use and manage. I like that you can allow people to be owners, editors, or just viewers. My school uses gmail so my students must register with the email accounts in order to view/edit the pages. For the price (free!), it is the best tool out there to create an easy to use and navigate website.

Early Childhood Ed Teacher and Freelance Copy Editor
August 31, 2012

Google, one of the world's most well-know search engines, now gives you free space on the Internet to build your own web page! With the options of using templates and themes, Google has made it very simple to create a page on the Internet. I have created a class website using Google Sites in the past; however, I have found that the interface for Google Sites is less intuitive with less customization than some of its competitors. In my opinion, there are much better options available for designing your website, such as Webs.

August 28, 2012

when seeking information google is the easiest and quickest way for up to date infomation that can use to complete task and google can also use to create website

April 21, 2012

I have used this for several websites and collaborative work environments, easy to use and set up.

Worth using if you want to create your own subject website.

Highly recommended as an entry level tool into web design, good compatibility with google docs.

April 19, 2012

We use Google sites to communicate with parents, share student learning, for student ePortfolios and much more. If you use Google Apps, Google sites makes it easy to embed documents, videos and albums from Picasa.

It is a must have for any educator.

April 16, 2012

I completely agree with Jennifer's view. I love the compatibility between google docs and google sites. My site's ability to automatically update the course calendar when I change it on my own personal google doc has saved me from significant hassle. After creating the site (which was time consuming), it now virtually runs on its own and I rarely have to update it.

April 16, 2012

Great tool for students to create online projects and submissions. Easily put together basic web pages and can if needed experiment with changing code.

April 13, 2012

Google Sites was used to increase communication between students at our college. Each course had a representative, but they were spread across multiple sites, so didn't meet up too often. One of the students volunteered to create a central site (working with Student Services) to provide an online place for class representatives to communicate and pick up information. The student then trained the Student Services staff how to use the system.

Strengths and weaknesses? There are two ways to use it, either through personal accounts or through your organisation having a Google Apps account. In our case, we chose to set up an account for the organisation, so each student had an email address under the college domain name. This was a huge strength, in that not all students had college (.ac.uk) addresses and it also gave them additional storage space and an online 'office' suite of applications. From another viewpoint, this is a weakness in that it requires setting up by your organisation with all that may entail.

All sites can be set up for the group involved, and can be shared and made as open (or private) as you require.

I would recommend Google Sites wholeheartedly to any colleagues, especially if they then move on to the possibilities of collaborating on documents/presentations/surveys. You're in the 'cloud' with a minimum of fuss…

Ratings – the learning curve will obviously be very different if you use individual accounts or an organisational Google Apps setup.

civics teacher
April 11, 2012

This is a great tool to create a simple class website. There are templates that you can tailor to the individual needs of your class. Or you can create your own webpage with links and formatting. For my class, I created a website that has links to my class calendars for the different subject areas that I teach. I am able to easily update the calendar, provide links to our school grading program, and list contact information. In addition, I am able to link documents to the calendar assignments by uploading them to Google Docs. However, it took me a while to create the page. I had to get used to the various tools and decide on the appropriate template. Decisions, decisions.

One of the major benefits of creating a Google Site is that I am able to update the page from any computer at any time since it is web-based. All I have to do is log on to my Google account. This has been a huge help as I do a lot of work from home and don't have to bring home my work computer. I have not used yet used it as part of the curriculum but it certainly could be used by students to create a website for a particular topic we are studying.

April 11, 2012

An indispensable tool, in particular for the hybrid or digital classroom! I set up Google Sites for each student and have them create, modify, add docs, update data on their site remotely as a way to teach digital and 21st Century Skills.

April 8, 2012

I have used Google sites as an interactive wiki in a small epistemology class – the capstone of the IB diploma. I would post a reading or a video and ask students to react in a structured way. Then, I encouraged them to comment on each other's work. This could certainly be done in any wiki tool, and there are other free tools as well, but I like to keep as many of my applications within my single sign-on of the Googleverse as I can.

I have attempted to use Google sites to create a class website and found it incredibly limiting. Even just organizing tables is a hassle. I began making class websites back in 2000 with Dreamweaver. The customization offered by many other website creators like Dreamweaver puts Google Sites to shame – but, hey, its hard to beat free!

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