Join the conversation! Our Twitter hashtag is MSE12 Free Google Sites: The Next Family Medicine Handbook Nipa R. Shah, MD University of Florida, COM, Jacksonville January 2013

1.Create your own google site 2.Know the pros and cons of this type of filing system 3.Teach medical students and residents Goals and Objectives

Google search engine Favorites list Available organized resources

Store your info. in the Cloud

Access: point of care, teaching moment, immediate filing, better for environment Save your back Eye strain Share easily Advantages

Web access – Via smartphone – Wi-fi Stability of Google Loss of free access Upkeep (deleting/editing non-functioning links) Issues

How to set it up 1. Establish a gmail account 2. Click on Sites (under “more”) Review tutorial: –

Click the Create site button. Enter your site name and the URL where it will be located (for example, sites.google.com/site/yoursite) as well as an optional description of the site. The name and URL you choose can't be changed after you create your site, or used again if the site is deleted. Select the appropriate checkbox if your site contains mature material. Select one of these sharing options: 'Everyone in the world can view this site' or 'Only people I specify can view this site.' Pick a theme for your site. Enter the wavy characters in the word verification section, and click the Create site button. Now that you've created your site, you can create a new page by clicking the Create page button. Then, name the new page and select the type of page you want: webpage, dashboard, announcement, file cabinet, or list. After you've selected where you want to locate the page, click the Create Page button at the bottom of the page. Creating your site

Create a link Highlight the text that you want to turn into a link, and click the Link button. A window appears with these options for creating your link: – Existing page – Web address – Create a new page and link to it Editing your page

Adding links is an easy way to help visitors better navigate your site, provide further information, and increase your chances of showing up on relevant search results:Navigate to the page where you would like to add links and click the Edit page icon, which looks like a pencil. Highlight the text you'd like to turn into a link and click the Link icon in the toolbar. You can choose whether you want to link to a page on another site, a page that already exists on your site, or a new page on your site: – External page: If you want to link to a page on another website, select the Web addresstab and enter the URL of the page you want to link to in the box below Link to this URL. – Existing internal page: If you would like to link to an existing page on your site, select theExisting page tab. You can then find the page you want by searching for its name, looking through your site map, or, if you have edited it recently, finding it in your list of recent changes. – New internal page: If you would like to link to a new page on your site, select the Existing page tab and click the Create new page button in the lower right of the dialog. Then, give the page a title, choose what type of page you want it to be, and choose where to place the page.type of page Regardless of what type of link you choose, if you would like the linked page to open in a new browser window or tab when a visitor clicks on it, check the box next to Open this link in a new window. Click OK Continue editing your page or click Save to preserve your changes. Editing your page—Adding links

Share your experiences Discuss possible new uses – i.e residency education – Collaborative – Part of residency training – Handout/resource center – Portability Audience participation

A new site will be created for the audience members Those with computers will be assisted to create their own website. Demonstration