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GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES

FOR BUILDING YOUR

TECHNOLOGY, EARLY LITERACY & YOUNG CHILDREN WEBSITE FOR FAMILIES

Follow these guidelines for building your technology & early literacy website for families using the New Google Sites tools.

Getting Ready: Technology Requirements

You will need the following to access the New Google Sites:

· Chrome Browser

Download at https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html

· Gmail Account Address

Sign up for new account (if needed): https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail?hl=en

Accessing New Google Sites

· From your Chrome web browser, go to http://sites.google.com/new for the Sites home screen.

· On the Sites home screen, locate the red circle with a white plus sign “+” in the bottom right corner.

· Click the circle + and a new website page will automatically open.

Creating Your Website

· Use the New Google Sites tools and options to edit the web page for your technology and early literacy website for families, in order to include the required content for this Assessment.

· Visit the website resource, What Can You Do with the New Sites?, as needed, for help with specific New Google Sites features and tools.

· Use the Technology, Early Literacy & Young Children website model for guidance in providing the required website content for this Performance Task. Click on the following URL to access the website model:

https://sites.google.com/view/technologyandearlyliteracy/home

Resources

· G Suite Learning Center. (n.d.). What can you do with the new Sites? Retrieved June 21, 2017, from https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/sites/get-started

· Walden University. (n.d.). Technology, early literacy & young children website. Retrieved June 15, 2017, from https://sites.google.com/view/technologyandearlyliteracy/home