Why should I use Google Sites for my personal or work portfolio?
It's quick to build and easy to update a Google Sites portfolio. The WYSIWYG, drop-and-drop, editor streamlines the content creation process. Also, professionals love the opportunity for free hosting on Google servers, which are also solid as a rock. Essentially you can run your site into infinity without shelling out any monthly or annual fees.
Blogging, project galleries and templates are all supported with Google Sites. The easy learning curve and baseline features provide the perfect means to get your portfolio online.
How do I start building my portfolio website on Google Sites?
If you want a blank slate, just go to sites.new or sites.google.com. If you want a head start and a killer portfolio-style theme, download the options we have here. Free and premium templates not only give you an aesthetic, but some ideas to build content.
Can students use Google Sites for a digital portfolio?
Yes, Google Workspace for Education makes Google Sites available for students unless disabled by a domain administrator. Typically teachers and students have full access to the application, although public publishing and sharing of Sites could be restricted.
Once a student has graduated or transferred, they may be able to migrate their portfolio by making a copy to a personal Gmail or another Workspace domain. To do this, simply share your site to the other account and use the "Copy Site" action, or do so via Google Drive. If you cannot share Sites with external users, this will be much harder to pull off, even impossible unless manually copy/paste content.
What can students do with Google Sites for their portfolios?
Students can easily integrate Google Calendar, Google Drive documents and videos. All of these elements can be helpful for keeping track of educational resources and tracking learning progress. For example,
Embed a Google Sheets Gantt chart for group project schedule management.
Add a class syllabus to Google Calendar and embed that into your site.
Create a video library for labs or research
Is Google Sites the best ePortfolio platform?
This is very subjective, but for Google Sites is designed for portfolios as much as intranets and wikis. It is the best if you want a completely free option without ads or other strings attached.