Google Sites
Resources for Using Google Sites
To create your first site, visit sites.google.com
Make Your Site More Accessible (With ALT Text, Color Contrast, Headings and Bullets)
Advanced
Stay Updated on Feature Updates through the New Google Sites Update group hosted by Steegle.
Faculty Q&A (click each question to view the answer)
Can I create a Google Site using my Pima Gmail?
Yes. Pima faculty and staff use Google Sites to create course fliers, resource pages, etc.
Can I embed a Google Doc, Sheet, Slide, Form, Sheet, Chart, Calendar or Map in a Google Site?
Yes. These are all options included under the insert sidebar tab. You can also simply add embed code for a variety of tools including Padlet digital whiteboards.
Can I limit visibility for my Google Site?
Yes.
What are the Current Options?
"Public;"
"Pima Community College" faculty and staff only; and,
"Restricted" which limits visibility to those you directly add to the site (using the share button in the upper left corner of your screen)
How do I set Visibility?
Click the "Publish" button in the upper right corner.
In the first popup, under the "Web Address" section that allows you to make minor edits to the site name, look for the "Who can view my site" section and click "MANAGE."
In that new pop-up, under the "Links" section, click "Change." Your choices may allow for different visibility settings for the draft and the published site.
If you choose "Restricted" for the draft, only those people you specifically add can edit the page, and your visibility options for the published version will include either: 1) the public; 2) PCC faculty and staff only; or 3) only those invites. If you choose to share the site only with designated students (as either editors or "published viewers"), keep in mind that currently, students connecting with their Pima Gmails may not be able to view that site (and would instead need to be invited through a non-pima Gmail).
Can my students create their projects using Google Sites?
Students can create projects using Google Sites.
However, as of March 2021, to our knowledge, students are not able to create projects within their Pima Gmail Account. If your students are creating websites as learning products, you might encourage them to: 1) create a standard gmail that they can use for college and career purposes like "first.last@gmail.com"; and then, 2) visit sites.google.com from that new gmail. Finally, if you aim to view only their published content, students can submit a published link. If instead you aim to have access to the content as it progresses, make sure that students invite you as an editor.
Can I add a hidden anchor within a page to link to?
Currently, no. Alternatively, you can embed a Google Doc within a page and then included anchored "Heading" links or a "Table of Contents" on the first page of an embedded Google Doc. To learn more, visit the Google Sites Help community.
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