| Directions: Assign 3 points to a category if the site appears to meet all the criteria. Assign 2 points to a category if a site appears to meet most of the criteria. Assign 1 point to a category if the site appears to meet a few of the criteria. Assign 0 points to a category if the site appears not to meet any of the criteria. If the site gets a score of 38 to 42 it could be considered to be excellent. If the site gets a score of 32 to 37 it could be considered to be good. It the site receives a score of 27 to 31 it can be considered to be fair and a score of less than 27 could be considered to be poor. |
| CATEGORY | CRITERIA | POSSIBLE POINTS | POINTS ASSIGNED |
| Relevancy | The information adds to what you need to know. |
3
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jjj |
| Point of View or Bias | The source should provide accurate information. It is not an advertisement. The source should not contain contests, giveaways, or persuasive language. It should not contain jokes or pranks or try to sell you a product. |
3
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jj |
| Authorship | The Author should be well known and associated with a well known organization or was recommended by a person you trust. There should be an address and phone number, as well as an e-mail address. |
3
|
jj |
| Publishing Body | The name of the publishing organization should be given. Is it an official web site? This could be a journal, educational institution, government site, or a news or commercial site. There should be a link to the publishing body. |
3
|
jj |
| Verifiability | There should be a bibliography that can help verify the information by leading the students to the original works. Further searches should lead to the same information on other sites. |
3
|
jj |
| Currency | The site should tell you when it was created and when it was last updated. |
3
|
jj |
| Access/Speed | The pages should load in 10 seconds or less under normal circumstances |
3
|
jj |
| Graphics | The images are attractive and load quickly. They are appropriate for the information. The site can be viewed without graphics in a text only mode. |
3
|
jj |
| Navigation | There should be hypertext links to allow users to navigate the site easily. Links should be located at both the top and bottom of each page. All links should be working. |
3
|
jj |
| Consistency of design | There should be consistency in design throughout the site. |
3
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jj |
| Contact Web master | There should be a way to report problems to the web master. |
3
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jj |
| Sight impaired access | There should be a text only version to allow sight impaired persons to use a text reader to access the information. |
3
|
jj |
| Typography | The fonts used are easy to read. The fonts, headers, and subheaders are consistent throughout the site. Hypertext words are clearly denoted. The white space is used to make reading easier. |
3
|
jj |
| Spelling/Grammar Errors | There is evidence that the text has been edited to remove spelling and grammar errors. |
3
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jj |
| Total Points Assigned |
42
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jj |
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