Evaluation of teacher and student friendly websites.

1. Web Site Evaluation Form
URL:
Website Title: http://teacher.scholastic.com/homepagebuilder/index.ht
Scholastic m
Target Learner: Subject/topic:
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1 grade Language Arts
Evaluator: Date:
Jessica Pickrell 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 1
1 Website is affiliated with a reputable organization. X
2 Learning goals/objectives are clearly stated. X
3 Learning activities are student-centered. X
4 Author/webmaster’s contact information is provided. X
5 Content information is accurate and bias free. X
6 Content information is reliable. X
7 Content information is up to date. X
8 Content information is grade/age appropriate. X
9 Grammar and spelling are accurate. X
10 Website information complies with copyright laws. X
11 Bibliographic references are provided. X
12 Website provides high-level user interactivity. X
Subtotal: 54 /60 points
DESIGN 5 4 3 2 1
13 Overall screen display is visually pleasing. X
14 Text is legible. X
15 Multimedia enhances learning. X
16 Multimedia elements work properly. X
Subtotal: 20 /20 points
NAVIGATION 5 4 3 2 1
17 All links work properly. X
18 All links are clearly labeled. X
19 A site map is provided. X
20 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.

2. Web Site Evaluation Form
Website Title: URL:
Toon University http://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/aol_language_k2.asp
Target Learner: Subject/topic:
1st Grade Language Arts
Evaluator: Date:
Jessica Pickrell 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 1
1 Website is affiliated with a reputable organization. X
2 Learning goals/objectives are clearly stated. X
3 Learning activities are student-centered. X
4 Author/webmaster’s contact information is provided. X
5 Content information is accurate and bias free. X
6 Content information is reliable. X
7 Content information is up to date. X
8 Content information is grade/age appropriate. X
9 Grammar and spelling are accurate. X
10 Website information complies with copyright laws. X
11 Bibliographic references are provided. X
12 Website provides high-level user interactivity. X
Subtotal: 55 /60 points
DESIGN 5 4 3 2 1
13 Overall screen display is visually pleasing. X
14 Text is legible. X
15 Multimedia enhances learning. X
16 Multimedia elements work properly. X
Subtotal: 20 /20 points
NAVIGATION 5 4 3 2 1
17 All links work properly. X
18 All links are clearly labeled. X
19 A site map is provided. X
20 Website is easy to navigate. X
Subtotal: 15 /20 points
GRAND TOTAL (Content + Design + Navigation): 90 /100 points
Excellent: Above 90 Good: 75-89 Fair: 60-74 Poor: Below 60
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.

3. Web Site Evaluation Form
Website Title: URL:
Best Webquests http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/listarea.asp?wqcatid=3&edid
Target Learner: Subject/topic:
1st Grade Language Arts
Evaluator: Date:
Jessica Pickrell 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 1
1 Website is affiliated with a reputable organization. X
2 Learning goals/objectives are clearly stated. X
3 Learning activities are student-centered. X
4 Author/webmaster’s contact information is provided. X
5 Content information is accurate and bias free. X
6 Content information is reliable. X
7 Content information is up to date. X
8 Content information is grade/age appropriate. X
9 Grammar and spelling are accurate. X
10 Website information complies with copyright laws. X
11 Bibliographic references are provided. X
12 Website provides high-level user interactivity. X
Subtotal: 49 /60 points
DESIGN 5 4 3 2 1
13 Overall screen display is visually pleasing. X
14 Text is legible. X
15 Multimedia enhances learning. X
16 Multimedia elements work properly. X
Subtotal: 17 /20 points
NAVIGATION 5 4 3 2 1
17 All links work properly. X
18 All links are clearly labeled. X
19 A site map is provided. X
20 Website is easy to navigate. X
Subtotal: 17 /20 points
GRAND TOTAL (Content + Design + Navigation): 83 /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 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.

4. Web Site Evaluation Form
Website Title: URL:
Super Teacher Tools http://www.superteachertools.com
Target Learner: Subject/topic:
1st Grade Language Arts
Evaluator: Date:
Jessica Pickrell 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 1
1 Website is affiliated with a reputable organization. X
2 Learning goals/objectives are clearly stated. X
3 Learning activities are student-centered. X
4 Author/webmaster’s contact information is provided. X
5 Content information is accurate and bias free. X
6 Content information is reliable. X
7 Content information is up to date. X
8 Content information is grade/age appropriate. X
9 Grammar and spelling are accurate. X
10 Website information complies with copyright laws. X
11 Bibliographic references are provided. X
12 Website provides high-level user interactivity. X
Subtotal: 51 /60 points
DESIGN 5 4 3 2 1
13 Overall screen display is visually pleasing. X
14 Text is legible. X
15 Multimedia enhances learning. X
16 Multimedia elements work properly. X
Subtotal: 20 /20 points
NAVIGATION 5 4 3 2 1
17 All links work properly. X
18 All links are clearly labeled. X
19 A site map is provided. X
20 Website is easy to navigate. X
Subtotal: 19 /20 points
GRAND TOTAL (Content + Design + Navigation): 90 /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 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.

5. Grading Criteria Max Points Points
Scored
1 Completion 3
complete all components required in
the form
2 Accuracy: 3
Accurate rating, rationale, & score
computation
3 2
Quality of rationale:
rationale supports judgment
4 2
Logical recommendation
Total 10