1. Presenter:
John C. Malonson III
president@bdpala.org
November 21st, 2009
USING GOOGLE “SITES”

2. WELCOME!
 Tell Us About You!
 Name
 Occupation or types of opportunities you
are looking for
 What brought you here today?
 What do you hope to learn from today’s
presentation?

3. ABOUT US
 Website
www.bdpala.org
 Facebook Group
“BDPA Los Angeles”
 Twitter
www.twitter.com/bdpala

4. OUTLINE
 What is Google Sites?
 Site Examples
 Key Features
 Page Templates (Types)
 Google Documents Integration
 Google Gadgets
 Live Demonstration: DIY

5. WHAT IS GOOGLE SITES?
 A Free “Website” and “Wiki” creation service
 Utilizes Wiki format to allow easy creation and
editing of interlinked web pages in a collaborative
environment
 No fancy tools required
 No “web guy” bottlenecks
 Public or Private

6. SITE EXAMPLES
 Team Project
 Club / Organization

7. KEY FEATURES:
PAGE TEMPLATES
 Web Page (rich text editor)
 Announcements (quick news+ rss)
 File Cabinet (file store)
 List (single table databases)

8. KEY FEATURES:
GOOGLE DOCS

9. KEY FEATURES:
GADGETS

10. LIVE DEMONSTRATION: DIY
 Create Site
 New Page, Announcements, File Cabinet, List
 Menus
 Control Access
 Subscribe to Changes

11. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
 Revisit “Team Project- Project Eggplant” example
 What we’ve learned:
 How Google Sites works
 Note: BDPA LA is exploring Google Sites as a web
page alternative. If you’re interested in joining the
web team, contact:
president@bdpala.org

12. REFERENCES
 Google Sites
 http://sites.google.com/support
 Wikipedia
 “Wiki”
 “Google Sites