This document provides guidance on creating student-created websites and grading rubrics. It discusses objectives of gaining confidence in creating simple websites and providing a tool to grade website projects. A rubric is presented to evaluate websites on structure, content, and visual appeal, rating them as needs improvement, minimally acceptable, meets expectations, or above expectations. Contact information is provided for questions.

1. CREATING A WEB-SITE
Tracy Miller
Online Teaching Coordinator
Northern Illinois University
Christina Gilman
Graduate Assistant
Northern Illinois University

2. Objectives
• To help you gain confidence in creating simple websites in
order to design assessments which would benefit from
student-created websites as a final project
• To provide you with a tool to grade website products

3. Review of this morning’s session
Student-created Websites

4. Grading Websites
Needs
Improvement
Minimally
Acceptable
Meets
Expectations
Above
Expectations
Structure Structure is
cluttered with poor
layout and
navigation
Structure is
useable, but not
user friendly
Structure is easy
to navigate and
the layout makes
sense
Structure is
exceptional and
has a very good
layout and
navigation plan
Content There are several
inaccuracies in
the content
provide. Does not
meet academic
standards.
Almost all of the
content
information is
accurate.
Minimally meets
academic
standards.
Most of the
content
information is
accurate. Meets
academic
standards
All information
provided by the
student is
accurate.
Meets/exceeds
academic
standards.
Visually
Appealing
Colors, themes,
and visual choices
are lacking
Some of the visual
elements are
sound, some are
distracting
Most of the visual
elements are
consistent and
appealing
Excellent visual
choices,
appealing to the
audience, and
enhances the
content

5. Contact Information
• Tracy.miller@niu.edu
• Office: (815)753-8315
• Adams Hall 312
• @tracymiller256