Unit 6 — Google Sites
Description
Effective Business professionals demonstrate basic skills using Google Sites, as needed in their role. Students will create a digital portfolio using Google Sites to showcase their learning.
Essential Questions
- How can I use a digital portfolio to showcase my learning?
- What are the best examples I can use in my portfolio to show my growth and progress?
- What are the important components of a website?
Learning Objectives
- Create a content page within a Web site.
- Insert images, links, and Google Drive files.
- Embed items on the Google site (e.g., maps, forms, calendars).
Supplemental Resources
- Google Sites
- Weebly
- Flip
- Portfolio Reflection and Planning Guide
Data and Analysis
Technology Literacy
No interdisciplinary standards aligned for this unit.
Formative Assessments
- Digital Portfolio Planning Guide
Summative Assessment
Create a Digital Portfolio using Google Sites
Benchmark Assessment
A short task requiring students to create one content page on a Google Site, insert an image and a link, and explain the purpose of each element. This checks mastery of foundational Google Sites skills and content organization covered in Unit 6.
Alternative Assessment
Students may demonstrate understanding through a simplified digital portfolio with fewer pages or sections, oral explanation of their site design choices, or teacher-guided completion of key pages. Text-to-speech tools, pre-made templates, or step-by-step visual checklists may be provided to support task completion.
IEP (Individualized Education Program)
Peer mentoring on problems; Differentiated teacher feedback on assignments; Modeling out problems on whiteboard; Visual aids as we project problems on whiteboard; Study guides; Tiered assignments; Scaffolding of materials and assignments; Re-teaching and review; Guided note taking; Exemplars of varied performance levels; Multi-media approach to accommodating various learning styles
Section 504
Peer mentoring on problems; Differentiated teacher feedback on assignments; Modeling out problems on whiteboard; Visual aids as we project problems on whiteboard; Study guides; Tiered assignments; Scaffolding of materials and assignments; Re-teaching and review; Guided note taking; Exemplars of varied performance levels; Multi-media approach to accommodating various learning styles
ELL / MLL
Peer mentoring on problems; Differentiated teacher feedback on assignments; Modeling out problems on whiteboard; Visual aids as we project problems on whiteboard; Study guides; Tiered assignments; Scaffolding of materials and assignments; Re-teaching and review; Guided note taking; Exemplars of varied performance levels; Multi-media approach to accommodating various learning styles
At Risk (RTI)
Peer mentoring on problems; Differentiated teacher feedback on assignments; Modeling out problems on whiteboard; Visual aids as we project problems on whiteboard; Study guides; Tiered assignments; Scaffolding of materials and assignments; Re-teaching and review; Guided note taking; Exemplars of varied performance levels; Multi-media approach to accommodating various learning styles
Gifted & Talented
Supplemental reading material for independent study; Flexible grouping; Tiered assignments; Topic selection by interest; Enhanced expectations for independent study; Elevated questioning techniques using Webb's Depth of Knowledge matrix