Evaluations
Home Web Exploration Evaluations Template Self-Report Email addresses

 

What makes a site useful?  The following evaluation checklist is a good tool for answering this question:

ACTIVITY:  Use the following checklist to evaluate the 4 sites as being either useful in lesson planning or not useful. 

Site 1 Children's Sites

Site 2 Dolphin Society

Site 3 Mike Lane's Page

Site 4 Roppe Corporation

 

Use the evaluation instrument below.

 

Web site Evaluation

Format and Friendliness
Ease of Use Score

1low   3 high

 Comments
Key information is reached within 2 clicks    
Directions are clear and easily understood    
Source  Score

1 low  3 high

 Comments
Email address provided for contact    
Site is maintained by reputable source    
Material is updated as necessary to have timely materials    
Links Score

1 low  3 high

Comments
Links are described clearly    
All links are functional    
Links are easily accessible    
Information Score

1 low  3 high

 Comments
Information is specific to topic    
Factual information is accurate    
Opinions are credited to specific sources    
Information is consistent with other sources    
Other considerations Score

1 low  3 high

 Comments
Bibliography included which can be useful for additional research    
Download time-No excessive time spent waiting for graphics files, etc. to load    
Color of the text is easily read    
Background does not interfere with text    

Now see if you can find 7-10 sites that you feel would be useful in your discipline and evalute them using the checklist above.

If you have any questions about this project or website, please contact Kristi Rabalais or Mary Moreau