Content
Accuracy:
• Error-free information
• Current information
• Updated frequently
• Recent "last" update
• Objective, balanced presentation of information
• Bias-free viewpoints and images
• Correct use of grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
• Primary out link (link that takes you to additional site) content is relevant, authentic, and appropriate
• Authority
• Expertise/reputation of author/designer
• Contact information for author/designer
• Expertise/reputation of host site
Appropriateness:
• Concepts and vocabulary relevant to students' abilities
• Information relevant to the North Carolina K-12 curriculum
• Interaction compatible with the physical and intellectual maturity of intended audience
Scope:
• Information of sufficient scope to adequately cover the topic for the intended audience
• Logical progression of topics within original site (site being evaluated) and primary out links
• Information offered not easily available in other sources
Technical Aspects
Navigation:
• Ready access to site; site not overloaded
• Images load within reasonable time frame
• Intuitive icons, menus, and directional symbols that foster independent use
• In-links (links that take you to locations within the original site) that allow easy navigation throughout the site
• Standard multimedia formats
• Logical options for printing/downloading all or selected text and graphics
Presentation:
• Site follows good graphic design principles
• Screen displays uncluttered and concise
• Captions, labels, or legends for all visuals
• Legible text and print size appropriate for the intended audience
• Graphics and art functional, not merely decorative
• Information presented through text, motion, still images, and sound
• Information presented in a manner to stimulate imagination and curiosity
• Product advertising not intrusive
One of the lessons was about the different places on the internet that we could get information on that could be trusted. These websites that I would get information from was to help us in teaching and learning. It reminded me of the books I read for trusted information. To us it a very important aspect of our training at Mico because as a teacher in training my content areas is a very vital piece of my work. I make this connection because it a transition from one areas to the other. Like slipping a page in a book. There are a lot more to talk about but I will keep it simple.
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