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Refreshing
Follow along below and scroll all the way to the bottom (don't assume you've reached the end until you get to the final step of turning it in). Read every section.
The Objective
The Objective
Building on content you created last year, we will continue to use your site as a way to publish blog posts as well as reflect on and compile major work.
Instructions
Instructions
1. Go find your Google Site: If you didn't bookmark it, go to link below. (DO NOT START A NEW ONE. Also be sure to bookmark your new site in your bookmarks bar English folder, if you hadn't already. )
2. Check that you titled your site correctly using your name. Example: Joanne Tucker (First name, Last name). This is found in the upper left corners, both the file name area and the name on the site.
3. Review your chosen theme, color, and font style and if you'd like to change it. You can choose from any of the themes from the Themes tab on the far right of your screen.
4. Update your homepage with a header image. You can even add GIFs!
Your site should be looking similar to the example screenshot.
Example Screenshot
Example Screenshot
5. Refresh your image and text in your About Me section. This could include things like:
What grade are you in and what subjects are your favorite?
What skills, talents, and knowledge do you have?
What do you like learning about?
How big is your family, do you have any siblings?
What are some of your favorite activities outside of school?
Anything else you'd like your teacher to know about you?
If you're unsure, here's a tutorial video below that will help show some of the basics of inserting items. Skip around the video as needed. There's also a tour function you can use by clicking the three dots next to the publish button and click "Take a Tour!" and let Google show you all the different functions.
6. Archive your old blogs by creating a 2021-2022 subpage. Then start a 2022-2023 subpage to put this year's blogs in. It should look something like the screenshot.
7. Add a Work Samples page:
This steps helps to also serve as part of the Summer Reflection writing by also looking back at some of your work from last year, and with a "fresh eye." Find 3 pieces of final essays or projects that you did last year (at least 2 have to be from English). This could also include a photo of a project from welding, etc.
8. Below your About Me, insert your new About Me and Bio-Poem.
9. Publish your refreshed site!
You have to hit publish twice as it gives you a preview first. When it loads and pops up at the bottom of your screen, click "view published site." You can also hit the Publish button arrow drop-down to click the option "view published site" once you've published it.
Note: If you make any changes to your site after you've published it, you will need to hit the publish button again for it to be viewable. Any changes will save as a draft on your site editor but aren't viewable until you re-publish the newest changes.
10. Turn your published link into GC. Turn in here.
Click add or create and click the link option and paste your published link in and turn in! Please add a comment when you turn in if you ran into any problems or challenges such as in figuring out how to get a photo from your phone to your Google Drive.
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