There are no educational prerequisites for this workshop.
There will be hands-on periods where you'll be working on creating a site.
Technical Prerequisites - Please be prepared with the following:
- Bring Your Laptop - with a fully charged battery (there aren't many power outlets). Hands-on exercises take 1 hour.
- Browser - editing Google Sites requires a modern browser as defined here: https://support.google.com/a/answer/33864
- If you' re not sure, perform our quick Browser Test.
- (beware a Windows XP system running an old version of Firefox doesn't work here).
- Reminder List
- wifi - you'll need to sign onto wifi in the meeting room
- if you do need to plug in, consider bringing a power strip to share the plugs
- don't forget to bring your mouse if you use one.
Homework to Prepare: - Please complete Exercise 1 'My First Site' BEFORE coming to the workshop. This will verify that your account and laptop are ready for the workshop. It can be completed in under 15 minutes. Visit: Ex1: My First Site
Optional:
- Photos - Bring a couple photos on your computer – as samples to work with (preferable the file sizes aren't too big, < 200K so we don't overwhelm the Wifi).
- Photos - You may also want to add the photos into your Picasa Web Albums / Google + Photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com
- Google Drive – have a couple sample files – a document, sheet, or something. We'll use these samples to experiment with embedding items into webpages. drive.google.com
* You can sign up for a Google account without creating a new gmail email address. You can use any existing email address (bob@comcast.net, etc.) similar to creating an account at other websites such as Shutterfly.
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