Having students make Google Sites without having students make their own Google Site...

...confused? I was too, until Kevin Weems, new science teacher at the high school, explained it to me.

In his physical science class, he wanted to assign different compounds and processes to students to research and represent on a web page, but he didn't want a scattered mess all over the internet.  So, he used his own site.

Sounds crazy? Not really, at least once you realize how he does it. He set up a page for this particular unit, and then created sub-pages for each of the research topics. Then, he used page-specific permissions to grant edit rights to only certain students for certain pages.

He posted the links for the sub-pages for students on Classroom, which they clicked to open and away they went with their research and site building. An assessment activity is when students audit the accuracy of each other's research.

Once completed, students will have compiled voluminous research on the unit objectives in a centralized place that students can easily navigate in the future.