Arizona Technology in Education Alliance
Exemplary Web Site Awards
Part One: All Web Sites


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Exemplary (5 or 4)
Developing (3 or 2)
Emerging (1 or 0)
Organization
  • Inviting opening page draws the visitor inside
  • Details are logical and effective
  • Layout of pages provides good direction
  • How to explore an idea is clear
  • Clear connection among sections
  • Easy to navigate through the site
  • Inconsistent structure of pages
  • Some inconsistent sequencing
  • Some pages incomplete
  • Some links disjointed or lack purpose
  • Unclear connections among sections
  • Generally easy to navigate through the site
  • No orientation for visitors
  • Frequent inconsistent sequencing
  • Pages lack closure
  • Links of questionable value or no links
  • Pages are inconsistent
  • Difficult to navigate in an organized way
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Exemplary (5 or 4)
Developing (3 or 2)
Emerging (1 or 0)
Information
  • Information is accurate
  • Information is current (site has been updated within the last two months)
  • Content connections clear
  • Information relevant and valuable to intended audience
  • All information relates to the overall purpose
  • Complies fully with copyright guidelines
  • Provides contact information, name of site and revision date on each page
  • Information not always clear
  • Information is relatively current (site has been updated within the last six months)
  • Content connections not always clear
  • Information not always relevant or valuable to intended audience
  • Strong purpose not demonstrated
  • Complies with some, but not all copyright guidelines
  • Provides contact information, name of site and revision date on opening page only
  • Information incomplete or inaccurate
  • Information is not current (site has not been updated within the last year)
  • Little or no overall context for information
  • Value of information is unclear or irrelevant
  • Lacks sense of purpose or central theme
  • Obvious copyright infringements
  • Does not provide contact information or revision date

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Exemplary (5 or 4)
Developing (3 or 2)
Emerging (1 or 0)
Presentation
  • Web site is clearly identified and easy to find
  • The layout is clear and easy to follow
  • Backgrounds and text work well together
  • Graphical elements are used consistently
  • Multimedia adds to the main purpose
  • Links are appropriate and informative
  • Web site easy to find
  • Layout of most pages is easy to follow
  • Backgrounds and text do not work well together
  • Inconsistent or inappropriate graphics
  • Multimedia sometimes doesn't add to site
  • Links are adequate
  • Web site hard to find
  • Layout is confusing or inappropriate
  • Backgrounds and text are ineffective
  • Graphics only decorative or confusing
  • Multimedia unrelated to the topic
  • Too many unrelated links, or too few links

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Exemplary (5 or 4)
Developing (3 or 2)
Emerging (1 or 0)
Technical Aspects
  • Links work properly
  • Graphics are optimized
  • Works in all major browsers
  • Works in text only mode
  • Multimedia resources work properly
  • Not all links work properly
  • Graphics are generally optimized
  • Pages don't work in both major browsers
  • Text-only mode could be improved
  • Multimedia resources work most of the time
  • Links don't work properly
  • Graphic elements not optimized
  • Specific browser needed
  • Text-only mode does not work
  • Multimedia resources fail to work, or plug-in not provided

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Exemplary (5 or 4)
Developing (3 or 2)
Emerging (1 or 0)
Mechanics
  • Organizational structure is clear and coherent
  • Grammar and usage are correct
  • Punctuation is correct
  • Spelling is correct
  • Site needs little or no editing
  • Organizational structure is somewhat coherent
  • Minor problems with grammar or usage
  • Internal punctuation sometimes missing or wrong
  • Spelling is usually correct
  • Site needs some editing
  • Organizational structure is not clear or coherent
  • Noticeable errors in grammar or usage
  • Many punctuation mistakes
  • Frequent spelling errors
  • Site needs extensive editing

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