North Central Missouri College

ED275
Technology for Teachers
Cordray

Website Evaluation Form

Using the document below, you will choose three separate websites to evaluate. The
websites selected should be pertinent to the age, grade, and/or content you plan to teach.
Using the indicators below, evaluate the website in a variety of regards. Simply place an
X in the column which corresponds to your answer based on the given question.

Each complete website evaluation will be worth 20 points, for a total of 60 points
possible on the complete project.

Website Title:

URL:

Grade Level/Content Area:

Yes No ???
First Impressions

A. Is the site teacher or student-friendly with appropriate interest

levels?

B. Does the screen load in a reasonable amount of time?

C. Is the site free of advertisement banners and pop-ups?

D. Do the links work?

E. Do the graphics enhance the website?

F. Is the information on this site available without a fee or

additional password?

Authority

A. Is the author or professional organization identified?

B. If author, are his/her credentials/professional

affiliations given?

C. If author, does the s/he have expertise in this field?

D. Can the author/professional organization be contacted
for clarification?

Coverage

A. Is the information relevant to your grade level/content area?

B. Is this information available elsewhere?

C. Does the site provide information or merely links?

Objectivity

A. Does the site provide factual information?

B. Is there a minimum of bias?

Accuracy/Currency

A. Is the information accurate and reliable?

B. Are publication/revision dates given?

C. Is the site free of spelling/mechanical errors?

Would you use this website as a resource to support your instruction in the
classroom? Why or why not?

The following sites were used to develop this checklist:

http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/evalelem.html
http://library.usm.maine.edu/research/researchguides/webevaluating
www.lib.vt.edu/research/evaluate/evaluating.html
NWMSU Course 66-553 Resource Supplement