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Welcome to our Wiki! Here you will find a treasure trove of technology sites available especially for teachers. We hope you find information that is JUST RIGHT for you!!!  Group 3 Members § Holly, Trisha § Linkous, Kristie § Matthews, Lynn § McMahon, H. Robert § Menna-Perez, Victoria § Mros, Christopher § Ostrander, Patricia § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Palmieri, Michelle <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Robbinson, Diane <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Zappia, Darcy <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Brady, Catherine



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 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0ptmso-fareast-font-family;">Evaluating Teacher Friendly Websites
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CATEGORY **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A+ **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">B **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">C **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">D **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Content **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The site has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The site lacks a purpose and theme. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Layout **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Navigation **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Links for navigation are clearly labeled, consistently placed, allow the reader 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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Links for navigation are clearly labeled, 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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">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. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some links do not take the reader to the sites described. A user typically feels lost. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||