The new school year always brings new updates to different G Suite apps, so today I wanted to let you know about some changes to Google Sites. Sites are a great way to have students share new learning and important findings. If you’ve never considered having students create their own websites, you may want to check out this post first.

The main enhancement to Sites involves new section layout options, which make it quicker and easier to design professional-looking web pages. There are six pre-built section layout options, which you can find in Sites’ right-hand Insert menu. To use them, just drag the layout onto the page. A new section will be added to your site and auto-populated with placeholder content matching the layout. You can then customize the layout by adding your own content.

 

Google is also making it easy for users to add buttons to their websites. Buttons are a great way to direct people to important content on a site, as users tend to click on buttons more frequently than textual hyperlinks. Buttons will automatically match the site’s color scheme and are easy to resize.

While these changes aren’t ground-breaking, it’s nice to see Google continue to respond to users’ requests and make improvements. As always, let me know if you need any support using any of Google’s tools with your classes.