From the Office of Technology

From the Office of Technology…Website Evaluation. See also http://www.quick.org.uk/quiz.htm

Category	Criteria	Evaluation

Overview	1. The address (URL) .gov .edu/.ac/.k12 .mil .org (which organization?) .com/.co (which business?) .net (which individual or network?) .info (which information service?)
	2. The affiliation institution or business or nonprofit?
	3. The bias Why/why not?
	4. The best audience How do you know?
	5. Reviews Evidence of reviewers?
	6. Cost A charge to access this site?
Dates	7. Copyright
	8. Updates
Author	9. Biography
	10. Email address
	11. Authority
Graphics	12. Loading time
	13. Abide by copyright laws
	14. Assist with the learning- why or why not?
Design/layout	15. Header Title Headings

	16. Body Factual content Easy navigation Hyperlinks Site map or site summary Searchability Consistency in design
	17. Footer Author info Reviewer info Copyright Disclaimers
Grammar	18. Correct spelling
	19. Correct grammar
	20. Correct documentation
Content	21. Accurate facts
	22. Includes student activities/projects
	23. Includes links to valid sites
	24. Links to primary sources
	25. Links to secondary sources
	26. Frequent updates
	27. Copyright info
	28. Aligns with standards
	29. Enhances curriculum because…
	30. Multimedia enhances facts because…
	31. Informs because…
	32. Explains because…
	33. Persuades because…

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