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(please indicate which best describes the webpage)

Very clear and understandable; substantial and accurate information; stays on topic; strong links; clear indication of sources

Fairly clear and understandable; adequate information; mostly on topic but some irrelevant information;

Somewhat clear and understandable; limited information; limited focus on topic; few links; little indication of sources

Unclear and difficult to understand; inadequate information; little focus on topic; no links; no indication of sources

2b. Specific suggestions for improvement of content and information:

3a. Organization

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(please indicate which best describes the webpage)

Not cluttered; use of tables instead of frames; navigation bars/buttons well-located; navigation to homepage, contacts, resources, related topics, rest of site, back, forward, help, and search; layout of pages provides good direction and opening page is inviting

Use of frames; navigation bar/buttons poorly placed; some navigation throughout site; layout of pages is fairly clear and easy to follow

Excessive use of frames; too many or not enough links; lack of navigation bar/buttons; navigation to only a couple of parts of site; layout of pages is not very clear or easy to follow

Overwhelming use of frames or none at all, yet no tables or other organizers; no navigation bar/buttons; no links; browser “back” button only way to navigate; layout of pages seems to be random and unplanned

3b. Specific suggestions for improvement of organization:

4a. Design/Presentation

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Very creative; attention –getting; has good designs and visual graphics that are not distracting; aesthetically pleasing use of colors; interesting overall layout; no large blocks of text; all links are functional

Fairly creative; somewhat attention-getting; average designs and visual graphics; adequate contrast and some attention to use of color; acceptable layout; few text blocks; most links are functional

Limited creativity; does not grab attention very well; limited use of designs and visual graphics; limited contrast; ineffective layout; some large text blocks; some broken links

Lack of creativity; no attention-getter; no designs or visual graphics; poor choice of colors and lack of contrast; very poor layout, amateurish in appearance; texts in cumbersome blocks; frequent broken links

4b. Specific suggestions for improvement of design and presentation:

5a. Language/Mechanics

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No use of technical language and/or jargon; excellent sentence structure; correct spelling and punctuation; few grammar and usage errors; site needs almost no editing

Little use of technical language and/or jargon; good sentence structure; a few spelling and punctuation errors; some grammar and usage errors; site needs little editing

Limited use of technical language and/or jargon; fair sentence structure; numerous spelling or punctuation mistakes; several grammar and usage errors; site needs some editing

Excessive use of technical language and/or jargon; poor sentence structure; many spelling or punctuation errors; frequent grammar and usage errors; site needs a lot of editing

5b. Specific suggestions for improvement of language and mechanics:

6a. Appropriate for Audience

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 (please indicate which best describes the webpage)

Excellent download speed; easy readability for teachers; accessible vocabulary; natural and conversational tone.

Good download time; fairly easy readability for teachers; sufficient vocabulary; somewhat conversational tone.

Somewhat slow download time; moderate readability; somewhat formal tone; pedestrian use of technology

Very slow download time; vague or inappropriate language for teachers; formal tone; little attention to potential of technology

6b. Specific suggestions for improvement for teacher audience: