GOOGLE SITES

Google sites is a free web based tool to create professional sites. Here are a few example sites:

- http://www.greenelitestudio.com/

- http://www.bigmacracing.co.uk/

Google sites is meant to be easy to use without needing to know HTML and CSS. However, you have the ability to use HTML and CSS to take full control of the site's design.

Resources/Help

- Help from Google - Steegle - How to's and templates

- The Gooru - Help - Google Sites Help

- Best Practices

Here are a few sites that talk about using CSS on Google Sites. In class we'll look at how to add new pages, edit pages, edit the site layout, change themes/colors/fonts, and manage the site.

Try searching for "well designed store pages". Here are just a few good examples:

- http://www.47brand.com/

- http://www.famouscookies.com/default.aspx

The Assignment

Use this rubric to create your own Google Site.