Google Sites example: www.tenismesalazubia.com

Our readers are sending more examples of Google sites. This is another example of an excellent site created using Google Site. This is the site (in Spanish Language) for a Tennis Club:

http://www.tenismesalazubia.com/

Google Sites Case Study: Global Alliance for Self Management Support

Global Alliance for Self Management Support (www.globalalliancesms.org) is using Google Sites for their website and collaboration. Global Alliance for Self Management Support is an international non-profit project promoting patient empowerment and self management support worldwide.

This is a case in point about how Google Apps can be used for Not for profit organizations. That too cutting across the geographical borders and collaborating with people worldwide. This Google site has used Google docs forms, Google docs presentations. The site also has Google Apps Knowledge base for those who are creating sites within community.

Manuel Serrano Director of Global Alliance for Self Management Support indicates that they are looking for cyber volunteers to work collaboratively on the development of this collective intelligence platform. He can be reached at manuel [dot] serrano [at] globalalliancesms [dot] org

Examples of Google Sites usage

Google Sites is definitely more popular among the educational institutes than other type of organizations.

Here are key reasons why Google Sites is very popular tool:

1. No technical knowledge required like html, stylesheets or javascript
2. Faster way to develop sites
3. Can be developed in a collaborative way
4. Can access from anywhere to make changes (no software required)
   

Saline Area Schools (http://www.salineschools.com) is currently using Google Apps (mail, calendar, docs, sites, and videos) and have developed few good websites using Google sites. Here a few well done example sites made using Google Sites by Saline Schools:

Women’s Swim and Dive Team
Heritage PTO
Coach Glennie’s Website

Source: http://blogs.salineschools.com/lupok/

Boise State University has opted for Google Apps

OIT (Office of Information Technology) at Boise State University has been using Google Apps. More and more departments migrating to Google App and they are using Google Apps including Google Sites, and Calendar. Here is a post in blog sphere which also gives and example of Google Sites

http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/opting-in-to-google-apps-at-boise-state/

Readers of this blog can share their experiences on using Google Apps and their examples of Google Sites and by writing comments to this post.