Writing a Website Review
Choose two sites from the list below. Fully explore each of the sites. When you have finished exploring each site, write a 200-400 word review of the website. For each review I'll be looking for the following:
From the website Time for Blogging
Elements to Cover When Writing a Website/Blog Review
Design - The first thing that you see when looking at a website is its design. Is the design pleasing to the eye? Is the site cluttered or difficult to navigate? Are there any glaring design flaws or glitches, or is the site a work of art?
Focus - What is the focus of the site? If you can’t figure it out, then the author is doing something wrong. Focus should be apparent without hunting around too much. Typically by using design elements, or simple headlines or sub-headlines a site must convey its focus.
Content - The most obvious element to cover in your review is the site’s content. Does the content of the site match its focus? If not, there is a problem! Is the content easily readable? Does it make sense? What are some of the highlights? Is there a page, article or section of the site that really stands out as being fantastic?
Writing Style - Writing style is one element that many people often ignore. Does the author share his/her voice? Do you find yourself relating to what you read? Is the style professional or does the author blab on about their dying goldfish in every post?
Grammar and Punctuation - Does the site use proper grammatical elements? Are there spelling mistakes and punctuation errors all over the place?
Message Effectiveness - Overall, do you find that the site is effective in putting out its message?
Website Audience - Who is the intended audience for this site or blog? Are the intended and actual audiences different?
Info about the author - Is there anything interesting to note about the author? e.g. I was watching the news last night and they were talking about a blog written by a boy with cancer. Is the author an expert or do they have no idea what they are talking about? Do they have any qualifications to write what they are writing?
Anything else you think is important - Of course, there are other elements that you can discuss as well. Anything about the site that stands out, good or bad, should always be covered in a review.
Anatomy and Physiology
Human Anatomy Online
The Whole Brain Atlas
Medical Information
Medline Plus
Online Patient Education
Virtual Decision Making/Scenarios/Patients
Virtual Autopsy
Team Leader Decision Scenarios
Cyberpatient Simulator
Another Cyberpatient simulator
Medical case studies
Virtual Pediatric patient cases