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Web
Site Criteria
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Here’s
my list of the top criteria that I believe are the most important in evaluating
web site content and design. I have tried to balance consumerism or intereste
in the web pages with genuine meatiness or depth of information.
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1.
Established authority of web designer and the information presented. All
too often, attractive, eye-catching web pages are the most popular. I
suspect, there’s a great deal of suspect information on the web.For
example:
http://www.eduplace.com.
This is Houghton Mifflin's site and it is less reliable in my opinion
than http://www.ncte.org/teach/.
This is the National Council of Teachers of English curriculum site.
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Usability of the web page. The most accurate, current information will
not be accessed if the pages load too slowly or the page is too difficult
to navigate
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3. Content is rich in information, well-documented, frequently updated and well-written. |
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There is a valid attempt to present a comprehensive view of the topic
or content. In other words, competing views are sited and linked.
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5.
Attractiveness of the page (we are living in the Pepsi Generation).
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6.
A wealth of links that add depth to a site. It's a great find in my opinion
when I access a site and that site takes me even deeper with auxiliary
sites.
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| Web Sites to Evaluate |
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Evaluate at least one of these sites. Keep in mind that you can submit your
lesson plan assignment in a similar format!