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Steps in Developing a Report, Evaluation Guidelines

Selection Criteria: KIDS Report

Students and teachers worked together on these site selection criteria, which can also be found at the KIDS site. Teachers can go over these criteria with their students and establish a commitment to the criteria they believe are important when deciding whether a site is worthy of annotating or not. Only sites considered to meet these criteria are annotated in the KIDS Report.

Design Features
  • Is organized and easily navigated
  • Contains an explanation of what the page is about
  • Contains a reasonable amount of information
  • Presents tables, graphics, etc., that are readable
  • Is visually interesting with pictures, color, sound and/or video

Ease of Use

  • Loads in a reasonable amount to time and is consistently available
  • Works easily to go to other links and return to the main page
  • Has links to other sites that work
  • Identifies helper applications clearly

Content

  • Has a title that tells what the site is about
  • Presents meaningful and useful content that is intended to educate, inform or entertain
  • Presents information that is easy to read
  • Includes content that has correct spelling and grammar
  • Includes content that is current when appropriate for the topic
  • Provides links to additional information
  • Includes pictures that contribute to the overall appearance or are relevant to the content

Credibility

  • Includes the author's name and e-mail address and/or information about the author
  • Includes a date when the page was last updated
  • Includes resources used to develop the information
  • Does not request fees or names to use the site

Click here to download a sample site evaluation form. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the form. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com)


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