Google+Site

**// Individual //** As part of out technology classes this year each student will be creating an electronic portfolio or e-portfolio. We are going to accomplish this using Google sites. Students are expected to be working on these sites periodically throughout the school year. Below you will find information pertaining to creating a site, adding and editing pages. toc
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= = = How to Create the Site = In order to create this site students will need to use their Google accounts and sign into their iGoogle page. Once there they can look to the top right of the website and move along the options until they get to the one titled more. Now they will need to click on the word sites and log in once more. Students should now be looking at a page that will prompt them to "Create a Webpage". Click and follow the prompts providing the name of your site Ex: John's E-Portfolio and in the url section add mems to make the website address unique.

The next step after creating the page is going into the settings under more actions at the top right of the page and selecting the share site feature. Normally this is a great way to share a site you create, however for the time being we are going to keep these sites private. You should now be looking at a window that states your sites is viewable by everyone on the internet. Click the change link to the right of that and select private.

**How to Add Pages** After creating the site we will be adding the following pages:

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 * Artifacts - this will be a place to store examples of your work
 * Hobbies/Interests - this page is dedicated to things you do in your spare time
 * Interest Surveys - personality and learning styles testing
 * Reflection - here we will embed your blog for quick reference
 * Resume - we will begin a resume on this page that you can add to as the years go on

To add these pages you simply need to go to the top right of the page and click on the "Create Page" button with the plus symbol. This will take you to a new page where all you need to do is type the name of the page you want to create and click create page at the bottom of the screen. Great, now you have created your first page. Go to the top right of the page click save and then you can start all over and add your next page.

= How to Edit Pages =

** Now that you have created your pages you are going to want to add content to them through the "Edit" button at the top of the page next to the create page button. In the editing area you can change the title of the page and begin to type content into your web page. You will also notice at the top of your screen you will be able to insert images and other items. As well you will be able to change the font type and size along with the layout of the page. Your best bet is to try a few different things and see what you like the best. **

= Changing Colors and Fonts =

With your site and pages created you are most likely going to want to change the colors of your site to make it more welcoming and personal. To do this you will need to go to the "More Actions" button at the top right of the page. From there you will click on the "Manage Site" option. Next you will see a list of options along the right side of the screen and at the bottom is the colors and themes area. Click here and you will have access to changing the colors for a variety of items to a custom choice of your own.

=** Example **=

Our class website will give you an idea and sense of what can be done with your e-portfolios. I too will create an e-portfolio and show my progress along the way.

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