Suggested+Resource+Rubric


 * || ** Web Site Design : Technology Resource Evaluation **

||  || Okay so we now have a 4 Star Rubric and 5 Star Rubric...which should we use? Speak your mind in the suggestion page discussion...
 * ==**CATEGORY** == || ==**ExceptionalEvaluation**==

**5 Stars:**
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|| ==**ExcellentEvaluation 4 Stars: * * * * **== || ==** GoodEvaluation 3 Stars: * * *  **== || ==**FairEvaluation 2 stars: * *  **== || =PoorEvaluation 1 star**: * ** = ||
 * ** Content ** || All information and content is related to the central purpose of the resource. Universal theme is obvious throughout entire site and all associated resources. || The site has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site. || T he site has a clearly stated purpose and theme, but may have one or two elements that do not seem to be related to it. || The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague. || The site lacks a unifying purpose and theme. ||
 * ** Layout ** || The web site's layout and design is exceptional. All aspects of its design and organization work to increase and enhance user interactions with all of the resource's important elements. || The Web site has an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material. || The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements || The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements. || The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements. ||
 * ** Navigation ** || All links for navigation are clearly labelled, consistently placed, and allow for efficient movement from page to pages. Navigation within resource is truly user-friendly and take the reader where s/he expects to go. || Links for navigation are clearly labelled, consistently placed, allow the user to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user does not become lost. || Links for navigation are clearly labelled, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and internal links take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user rarely becomes lost. || Links for navigation take the reader where s/he expects to go, but some needed links seem to be missing. A user sometimes gets lost. || Some links do not take the reader to the sites described or are non-functioning. A user typically feels lost. ||
 * ** Content Accuracy ** || All content and information provided on the Web site is accurate and clearly related to the intended purpose of the web site. Information || Information provided on the Web site is accurate and related to the intended purpose of the web site || Almost all the information provided on the Web site is accurate and related to the intended purpose of the web site || Almost all of the information provided on the Web site is accurate and partially related to the intended purpose of the web site || There are several inaccuracies in the content provided on the web site and the content is unrelated to the purpose of the web site ||
 * ** Interest ** || The web site content and information is exceptional, and fully engages users with current and relevant content interesting to the people for whom it is intended. || The web site has made an excellent attempt to make the content interesting to the people for whom it is intended. || The web site has tried to make the content interesting to the people for whom it is intended. || There is lots of information in the Web site but there is little evidence that the web site tried to present the information in an interesting way. || The web site has provided only the minimum amount of information and has not transformed the information to make it more interesting to the audience (e.g., has only provided a list of links to the content of others). ||
 * ** Links (content) ** || All web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites related to desired topic. Links work to provide increased knowledge and connect with latest innovations in technology. || All web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites related to desired topic. || Almost all web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. || Most web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. || Less than 3/4 of the web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. Links are broken or unrelated. ||

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 * ** Content ** || The site has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site. || The site has a clearly stated purpose and theme, but may have one or two elements that do not seem to be related to it. || The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague. || The site lacks a unifying purpose and theme. ||
 * ** Layout ** || The Web site has an exceptionally attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material. || The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. || The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements. || The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements. ||
 * ** Navigation ** || Links for navigation are clearly labelled, consistently placed, allow the user to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user does not become lost. || Links for navigation are clearly labelled, allow the reader to easily move from a page to related pages (forward and back), and internal links take the reader where s/he expects to go. A user rarely becomes lost. || Links for navigation take the reader where s/he expects to go, but some needed links seem to be missing. A user sometimes gets lost. || Some links do not take the reader to the sites described or are non-functioning. A user typically feels lost. ||
 * ** Content Accuracy ** || All information provided on the Web site is accurate and clearly related to the intended purpose of the web site || Almost all the information provided on the Web site is accurate and related to the intended purpose of the web site || Almost all of the information provided by the student on the Web site is accurate is accurate and partially related to the intended purpose of the web site || There are several inaccuracies in the content provided on the web site and the content is unrelated to the purpose of the web site ||
 * ** Interest ** || The web site has made an exceptional attempt to make the content interesting to the people for whom it is intended. || The web site has tried to make the content interesting to the people for whom it is intended. || There is lots of information in the Web site but there is little evidence that the web site tried to present the information in an interesting way. || The web site has provided only the minimum amount of information and has not transformed the information to make it more interesting to the audience (e.g., has only provided a list of links to the content of others). ||
 * ** Links (content) ** || All web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites related to desired topic. || Almost all web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. || Most web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. || Less than 3/4 of the web page links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites. Links are broken or unrelated. ||