{"id":3539,"date":"2025-04-24T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:20:16","slug":"creating-a-website-for-my-class-with-google-sites-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/creating-a-website-for-my-class-with-google-sites-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Website for My Class with Google Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">During&nbsp;<strong>LUDOVIA#BE<\/strong>, which took place in Spa, Wallonia, from October 22 to 24, 2024, we met a number of educational \u00ab\u00a0gems.\u00a0\u00bb Over the next few weeks, we\u2019ll be sharing a small selection through articles and short videos, which we hope will inspire your current and future projects.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/koVXWhRROwE?si=nBOPPLvbeIRdpFpS\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>Interview<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Today, we hope to inspire you with the experience of&nbsp;<strong>Marianne Grandjean<\/strong>, a modern language teacher (English and Dutch) in secondary education and also a digital learning coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She explains how she has her senior students (equivalent to 12th grade in France)&nbsp;<strong>easily create websites using Google Sites<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Google Sites is very visual and therefore simple for secondary students to use,\u00a0\u00bb Marianne highlights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The main goal of her approach is to\u00a0<strong>avoid wasting time explaining how to use the tool<\/strong>\u00a0and instead focus on\u00a0<strong>producing and organizing the information collected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe project that worked best with my students was creating websites through group work. Each group chooses a theme and conducts documentary research. They use Google Workspace tools available at school to create their documents or media, and then organize the information into pages and subpages,\u201d Marianne explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s showcased on the website is the result of their research work. Ultimately, it\u2019s primarily a\u00a0<strong>reading activity in a foreign language<\/strong>\u00a0that I want to emphasize\u2014highlighting content,\u201d she adds. \u201cIf they want to summarize something with AI, that doesn\u2019t bother me, because the focus of this activity is\u00a0<strong>reading proficiency<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are also required to\u00a0<strong>create a page listing all their sources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery year, I get at least one group that comes up with something great, which helps me evolve my instructions. Of course, the groups are also \u2018invited\u2019 to look at each other\u2019s websites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the\u00a0<strong>new version of Google Sites<\/strong>, which is very user-friendly, that led Marianne to try out this new activity with her students. Initially, she dove in without really knowing what would come of it, and over the years, she\u2019s refined her approach through\u00a0<strong>trial and error<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy central objective is reading in a foreign language, since all their sources must be in a foreign language. They are also required to answer seven questions posed by the other groups about their chosen theme,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3541\" style=\"width:340px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo1-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo1-860x674.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo4-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo4-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo4-860x538.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo3-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo3-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo3-860x525.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo2-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo2-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MarianneGrandjean_Photo2-860x375.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Marianne devotes a full unit of instruction 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