Website Evaluations

Mr. Glosser's Math Goodies 
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
 

COLOR	Colors are used very well.  Easy on the eyes and lots of controlled white space in the center.
GRAPHICS	Graphics are limited, except for the math symbols at  the bottom of the page which adds a nice touch.
ORGANIZATION	Navigation is set up very well.  All possible destinations within the site are available from each page.  Not to many clicks to get around.
LOAD SPEED	Small number of graphics make it load quite quickly.  Banner at top of each page might slow things down.
QUALITY	Lots of good resources for those interested in math.

Funbrain.com//
http://www.funbrain.com/
 

COLOR	Lots of white space on left and right.  Good use of colors to separate different area of the website.  Some screens use too many different colors, which might be rough on the eye.
GRAPHICS	Graphics are limited to main page and kids page.  They are limited and very appealing.
ORGANIZATION	There are many places to visit.  Each page has links to the main topics at the top and bottom of the page.
LOAD SPEED	Limited graphics make it a rather speedy load.
QUALITY	Lots of good resources for those interested in math.

Math.com: The World of Math Online
http://www.math.com
 

COLOR	Colors are used well.  There could be more open space if some of the graphics were eliminated.
GRAPHICS	Ad graphics clog the front page.
ORGANIZATION	Good navigation system using tabs that contain the main page.  It is more difficult to get from a specific topic to another.
LOAD SPEED	Some applets make it a slow load even on high speed computers.  Fairly quick from one page to another.
QUALITY	Lots of neat math stuff.

Discovery
http://Discovery.com
 

COLOR	Colors are not used consistently and some of the colors are not very pleasant to look at.
GRAPHICS	Many graphics are used such as pictures and Gifs for navigational purposes.
ORGANIZATION	Very fancy navigational system to many different areas.  There is so much information that it might be easy to get lost.
LOAD SPEED	Main page might take a while to load because of a shockwave type graphic. Other pages load rather quickly.
QUALITY	Lots of different information on many topics.

Harvard University
http://harvard.com
 

COLOR	Colors are used wisely and are consistent.
GRAPHICS	A lot of graphics are used to show different pictures.
ORGANIZATION	Main ideas are linkable at the top of each page.  There is too much information on each page.  A lot of scrolling need to be done to see everything.
LOAD SPEED	Loaded fairly quickly, but might be slower using 56k or less.
QUALITY	Lots of good books can be found at this site.

Phoenix Art Museum
http://www.phxart.org
 

COLOR	Colors are consistent and readable.  Some colors clash with other making it difficult on the eyes.  Lots of open space.
GRAPHICS	Graphics are very limited with the exception of the main page.  Other pages are mostly text.
ORGANIZATION	All main topics can be found on the left side of the page which makes navigation easy.  Individual pages have a lot of information with sub-menus, but once you choose something there is no way to get back to the top of the page, other than scrolling to the top or bottom.
LOAD SPEED	Loads very quickly.
QUALITY	Very informative.  Tells you everything you need to know about the Phoenix Art Museum.

Nasa
http://www.nasa.gov
 

COLOR	Color go along with the theme of the site (black and white.
GRAPHICS	Many graphics are scattered throughout the site and they really add a nice touch.
ORGANIZATION	Very poor navigational system.  It is very difficult to return to previous selections because the choice on each page are different.
LOAD SPEED	Loaded rather quickly.
QUALITY	Lot of information to be found on space exploration.

The History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com
 

COLOR	Colors are used effectively and consistently.
GRAPHICS	There are many graphics.  Some that are really not needed, such as, clickable links.
ORGANIZATION	Almost to much information to organize.  Main topics are at the top of each page and there is an internal search engine.
LOAD SPEED	Fair loading speed,  once the shared border is loaded.
QUALITY	Lots and lots of information.

Disneyland
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneylandresort/index
 

COLOR	Background color and main colors are well chosen.
GRAPHICS	The are many graphics that add to the purpose of the page, which is to create fun.
ORGANIZATION	Main topics are located at the top of each page. Sub-topics are located on the left of each page.  Great navigational system
LOAD SPEED	The heavy use of graphics slows down the loading speed.
QUALITY	Great information on the happiest place on earth.

The Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu
 

COLOR	Background is great and the other colors are very pleasing.
GRAPHICS	There are limited graphics, until you reach some of the related sites within the Smithsonian site.  They are use sparingly.
ORGANIZATION	All of the pages have a consistent layout, but after selecting a page you must return to the main page in order to make another selection.
LOAD SPEED	Loads quickly on high speed connection.
QUALITY	A ton of information and lots of internal links to find out about different topics.