Monday, September 1, 2008

10 Criteria for accessing a web page

1. Handicapped Access- As I am a teacher in a mod.- sev. classroom having hadicapped accessibility is important to me as well as my students.
2. Navigability- A page that is difficult to find things on is extremely frustrating. I want to be able to find what I am lookingfor in a couple of clicks.
3. Accuracy- The information MUST be correct.
4. Dates/Currency- I do not want old information that is no longer valid. I need to have up to date information in order to present my students with current information.
5. Audience- The website needs to be presented for the students that I am showing it to or for me when I am looking for the information I need.
6. Objectivity- It is not my job to bestow my beliefs on my students. It is my responisbility to educate and inform my students. Therefore, non-biased; informative sites are best.
7. Aesthetic/ Visual Appeal- Who wants to look at a boring web page? Make it interesting!
8. Students Collaborate with other sites- Having links to other sites encourages the students to research more.
9. Accessibility- A website that only operates with windows is no good in a school that only has Macs.
10. Author Bibliography- It is nice to have information about the author so that we can see if the information is accurate or not by locating other items published by the person.

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