
Create teaching or training modules on the fly with Google Sites, a quick, free tool for portfolios and digital learning hubs.
This lecture showcases five training module examples built with Google Sites, featuring home pages, left-hand menus, and unit-based pages. It demonstrates embedding videos, slides, and external apps.
Sign up for Google sites by signing in through Google Drive or directly via Google Sites, then access the new sites to start creating your teaching or training module.
Create a Google site, start from a template or blank, customize the home page title and banner, and use insert tools for text, images, and embeds.
Learn to create a homepage for your teaching module in Google Sites by setting a catchy title, choosing a banner image, and customizing fonts and colors for readability.
Add pages and subpages to your Google Sites module to build a complete teaching module. Create units, organize them in the menu, and preview responsiveness across devices.
Explore how to configure navigation and menus in Google Sites, switching between horizontal top menus and left-hand side vertical menus, customizing colors, and hiding specific units from the main menu.
Learn to add text to a Google Sites teaching module by copying content, inserting text blocks, applying heading and subheading styles, and customizing section backgrounds, with previews across devices.
Add collapsible text, table of contents, and buttons to Google sites modules, guiding learners to organize content, reveal details on click, and navigate pages efficiently.
Learn how to insert and arrange images in Google Sites, upload pictures from your drive, add captions, resize, and create text alongside images with background colors and links.
Add an image carousel in Google Sites by uploading several images and enabling students to navigate slides with forward and backward controls.
Learn to quickly design training or teaching modules in Google Sites using preset layouts, adding images and text in two- and three-column formats, with easy customization.
Embed external contents in Google Sites by using embed codes or web addresses to add YouTube videos, SlideShare slides, PowerPoint links, and Mentimeter activities.
Insert content from Google Drive and Google apps such as Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, and Charts into Google Sites, connect to Drive, and adjust size for easy viewing.
Publish your Google site by configuring the footer and logo in settings, then use the publish button to generate a public link or restrict access to a group.
Publish your Google Sites teaching and training module and submit the project for feedback. Ask questions via the Q&A page or subscribe to the instructor’s YouTube channel for updates.
GOOGLE SITES is a boon! One of the best FREE applications available from Google. If you want a quick and easy way of creating a teaching or training module, just use Google sites. It may not have all the bell and whistles but all intent and purposes, you can create a fully functional website or teaching module in no time. This is not an exaggeration. Google site really is a very simple application that enables anyone to create a teaching or training module at the eleventh hour. Give it a try.