Jessica pickrellwebsiteevaluation

Web Site Evaluation Form

Website Title:

Scholastic

URL:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/homepagebuilder/index.htm

Target Learner:

1st grade

Subject/topic:

Language Arts

Evaluator:

Jessica Pickrell

Date:

March 27, 2011

Instruction: Use the following criteria to rate the quality of the website of your choice (1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest). Be sure to provide a rationale to support your judgment and recommendation of the website.

CRITERIA RATING

CONTENT 5 4 3 2 11 Website is affiliated with a reputable organization. X2 Learning goals/objectives are clearly stated. X3 Learning activities are student-centered. X4 Author/webmaster’s contact information is provided. X5 Content information is accurate and bias free. X6 Content information is reliable. X7 Content information is up to date. X8 Content information is grade/age appropriate. X9 Grammar and spelling are accurate. X10 Website information complies with copyright laws. X11 Bibliographic references are provided. X12 Website provides high-level user interactivity. X

Subtotal: 54 /60 pointsDESIGN 5 4 3 2 1

13 Overall screen display is visually pleasing. X14 Text is legible. X15 Multimedia enhances learning. X16 Multimedia elements work properly. X

Subtotal: 20 /20 pointsNAVIGATION 5 4 3 2 1

17 All links work properly. X18 All links are clearly labeled. X19 A site map is provided. X20 Website is easy to navigate. X

Subtotal: 20 /20 points

GRAND TOTAL (Content + Design + Navigation): 94 /100 points

Excellent: Above 90 Good: 75-89 Fair: 60-74 Poor: Below 60

Rationale for recommendation: Write a couple of paragraphs to 1)The evaluation proves this site is a great tool for teachers. Scholastic has made a great name for themselves and the website proves that to be true., 2) I would use this website and I know it will benefit me in the future. and 3) This website provides so many great links and such great information. The name only is so reliable.


Website Title:

Toon University

URL:

http://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/aol_language_k2.asp

Target Learner:

1st Grade

Subject/topic:

Language Arts

Evaluator:

Jessica Pickrell

Date:

March 27, 2011


CRITERIA RATING









Rationale for recommendation: Write a couple of paragraphs to 1) Even though this website may have received some lower marks it is still considered excellent. 2) I would use this website in my classroom because it provides the children with good information and games. and 3) Some of the lower marks were because of missing items in the website, there was no site map that I could find, I did find one link to not work properly and there was no bibliographic references.


Website Title:

Best Webquests

URL:

http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/listarea.asp?wqcatid=3&edid

Target Learner:

1st Grade

Subject/topic:

Language Arts

Evaluator:

Jessica Pickrell

Date:

March 27, 2011


CRITERIA RATING









Rationale for recommendation: Write a couple of paragraphs to 1) The result of this evaluation ended up being in the “good” range. This is because the website was missing a few elements., 2) I might use this site, but it is kind of difficult to use with ease so I wouldn’t use it a lot., and 3) This website was missing some elements like the site map, contact information, it wasn’t visually pleasing, etc.


Website Title:

Super Teacher Tools

URL:

http://www.superteachertools.com

Target Learner:

1st Grade

Subject/topic:

Language Arts

Evaluator:

Jessica Pickrell

Date:

March 27, 2011


CRITERIA RATING









Rationale for recommendation: Write a couple of paragraphs to 1) The results of this evaluation proved to make this an excellent website. It meets the needs of most of the elements and provides great interactive games for children, 2) I would use this site for my future classroom because it has such great ideas, and 3) The results show that the website includes the elements needed to be considered an excellent site to use. I think the use of this site will benefit the students and teachers.

Grading Criteria Max Points Points Scored

1 Completion

complete all components required in the form

3

2 Accuracy:

Accurate rating, rationale, & score computation

3

3Quality of rationale:

rationale supports judgment

2

4Logical recommendation

2

Total 10

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