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Technology Tips: Publish a Google Pages Webpage

Google Pages is a service that allows you to create and publish webpages using a web-based page editor at Google. This means there is no software to install on your computer. Although this is not software you would want to use to build an entire website with many pages, it is a great way to publish a simple webpage online quickly and easily, without having to pay for webspace.

For this Technology Tip, you will publish a simple webpage and then email the URL (webpage address) to me.

To complete this Technology Tip, you need to have created a Google account. So, that means you either need a Gmail account, or you need to have done the Customized Google Homepage assignment.

Step 1: Go to pages.google.com. Log in with your Google account information.

Step 2: You can either choose to create a new webpage or edit your default homepage. If you choose to create a new webpage, you will want to give that page a title, such as "Technology Tip."

Step 3: When you edit the page you will see a screen that has boxes for you to type in, along with formatting tools on the left-hand side. Along the top, you will see links that say "Change Look" and "Change Layout" which allow you to alter the overall design of the webpage.

For the purposes of this assignment, please type some text and add an image (either uploading an image, or entering the address of an image online, just like you do at Bloglines).

Step 4: When you are done, click the Publish button at the top of the page. You can then click on the View Live button at the top of the page to see your webpage, along with the URL (webpage address).

Step 5: Send the URL (webpage address) to me in an email. If you are in the Myth-Folklore class, use the Subject Line Myth-Folklore Google Page Published; if you are in Indian Epics, Indian Epics Google Page Published; or for World Literature, World Lit Google Page Published.

After you have sent me the email, you are done with the assignment! When you have sent in the email, you can do the Gradebook Declaration for Extra Credit.