Website Evaluation AssignmentEDP 601Fall 2012Katie Burkhart, Cong Cong, Su Jin, & Lauren Smallwood
WebsitesAll literacy-based websitesRanging from Early Childhood, to
Young Adult, to Multicultural/Multilingual College Students
www.starfall.com (Early Childhood)
http://www.educationworld.com/ (Young Adult)
http://www.duke.edu/web/eis/ International students
www.starfall.comEarly Childhood based (free to
public)◦Preschool-2nd Grade◦ELLs◦Special Education◦Home Schooled
Content Area (Phonemic Awareness)◦Letter Identification & Knowledge◦Emergent Reading
AudiencePreschoolKindergarten1st grade2nd gradeEnglish Language developingHome schooled
CreditabilityDeveloped by a husband and
wife◦Husband struggled with literacy as a
childWife has professional educational
experienceHusband has a PhD in PhysicsJoined with a group of educators
to create websiteLacks biographies of educators
AccuracyWritten in proper English,
following all grammatical, conventional English language rules
Pronunciation is also correct◦In young child’s voice
Aligned with current expectations of students
CoverageContent is aligned with state
standards for the intended age groups
Starting with phonemic awareness to emergent reading
CurrencyDeveloped in 2002Added Kindergarten Reading and
Language Arts Curriculum in 2009
Compatible with various internet services
Aesthetic/Visual AppealKid friendlyFree of adsPrimary colors
◦Aides in comprehensionHome page is rather basic
NavigationHome page clearly states
intended content areas‘Home Page’ button present on
all links within website◦Rather small
Possibly a good thing?
AccessibilityVarious internet servicesAble to bookmark pageAble to create shortcut to
desktop
http://www.educationworld.com/Includes:
- original content- lesson plans, practical information for educators- information on how to integrate technology in the
classroom- articles written by education experts- Web site reviews- special features and columns- employment listings.
Is a Free resource for Educators
AudienceTeachers of all genre, No specific grade level listed Has nifty ideas for lessons It’s more the teacher perusing the
internet for interesting things to do in their classrooms.
Able to look at the specific courses but not grade level.
It’s written by teachers for teachers.
AccuracyThe information is only as
accurate as the educator that posts the information.
The information is completely the opinion of the author.
Coverageit is implied as to what the is
“teacher’s best friend.” the website covers a little bit of everything there are some really good topics and there are some duds but to find the good ones you have sift through all the other stuff. The website has links to other websites that could be helpful.
Aesthetics Appeal The website is a aesthetically
pleasing purple. They use a sliding bar to draw
your attention to specific topics. Use of clip art to enhance the
pages.
NavigationThe navigation is meandering. Have to look around and explore
the website when you click on something you don’t know exactly what you’re going to get.
I clicked on a link and was presented with a hodgepodge of articles.
Frequently you’re more than three clicks away, sometimes more like 6-8
http://www.duke.edu/web/eis/Shared by duke UniversityRank top in GoogleUseful tools for second language
learners
Audience
international students
Coveragesupport the academic life of
international studentsoral communication and
academic writing both are basic and useful skills
Aesthetic Appealdark blue background, the whole
website looks clearly and identifiable
three major link set using different color
Accuracyprofessional introduction about
the online tests and courseslinks about authorized
documents and basic requirement
updated in a timely manner
Navigationlink of three major programsa list of users’ original
nationalities; occupy spaces.access about graduate schools; not available for users who outside Duke. no website map