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[[image:technology5.jpg width="297" height="218" align="right"]][[image:technology3.jpg width="290" height="215" align="right"]]Contributors:

 * ==Allen, Erin==
 * ==Brooks, Tara==
 * ==Craig, Mark==
 * ==DePuy, Rebecca==
 * ==Ellis, Adriane==
 * ==Fitzpatrick, Robert==
 * ==Fulcher, Danika[[image:technology4.jpg width="298" height="207" align="right"]][[image:computerkey_color_free.gif width="260" height="236" align="right"]]==
 * ==Gardner, Shauna==
 * ==Gartner, Tiffany==
 * ==Jeffers, Nancy==
 * ==Pugliese, Marcella==

Rating Criteria**
 * Evaluating Teacher Friendly Websites
 * **CATEGORY**

|| ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** ||
 * ** Content ** || The site has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the site. || 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.  || The purpose and theme of the site is somewhat muddy or vague.  || The site lacks a purpose and theme.  ||
 * ** Layout ** || 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. || The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements.  || The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements.  || The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements.  ||
 * ** Navigation ** || 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. || 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.  || 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.  || Some links do not take the reader to the sites described. A user typically feels lost.  ||