Evaluation+Criteria



Each Blog and Website listed on this site has been awarded 1 star for each of the following criteria in order to create an //at-a-glance// rating system. A rating of 4 stars indicates that the blog or website is an exceptional resource for teachers.

- Contains valid and useful information. It is current, relevant to search criteria, and consists of factual information.
 * [[image:wiki4walden/star1.gif width="22" height="22"]] Content Validity **

**Focus** - Contains a consistent focus or theme throughout. Ideas are not scattered or overwhelming.

- Easy to navigate and "user-friendly."
 * [[image:wiki4walden/star1.gif width="22" height="22"]] Navigational Ease **

**Readability** - Well-written in language that appeals to everyone. It is educational and enjoyable, rather than tedious and stressful.

=__//** Based on the above mentioned criteria each resource is assigned one of the following ratings: **//__= = = Exceptional Resource =

- Contains valid and useful information. It is current, posts are updated regularly relevant to search criteria, and consists of factual information. There is a credible source or creator of the site.

- Contains a consistent focus or theme throughout. Ideas are not scattered or overwhelming.

- Easy to navigate and "user-friendly."

- Well-written in language that appeals to everyone. It is educational and enjoyable, rather than tedious and stressful.

= = Good Resource =

- Contains valid and useful information. Posts are not current but are relevant to search criteria and are not obsolete, and consists of factual information. There is a credible source or creator of the site.

- Contains a consistent focus or theme throughout. Ideas are not scattered, however their are many topics making it slightly overwhelming.

- Easy to navigate and "user-friendly."

- Well-written in language that appeals to everyone. It is educational and enjoyable, rather than tedious and stressful.

= = Fair Resource =

- Contains valid and useful information. It is current, posts are updated regularly most are relevant to search criteria, and consists of factual information. There is a credible source or creator of the site.

- Focus or theme is scattered throughout the site due to many different topics and themes. Ideas can be overwhelming to viewers overwhelming.

- Slightly difficult to navigate and not very "user-friendly." It was difficult to post and there were a few links that did not work.

- Well-written in language that appeals to everyone. It is educational and enjoyable, rather than tedious and stressful.

= = Poor Resource =

- Contains valid and useful information. It is not current yet not obsolete, posts are not updated regularly most are relevant to search criteria, and consists of factual information. There is not a credible source or creator of the site.

- Focus or theme is scattered throughout the site due to many different topics and themes. Ideas can be overwhelming to viewers overwhelming.

- Not easy to navigate and not very "user-friendly." It was difficult to post and there were a few links that did not work.

- The language used is not very appealing. However, there are useful resources that can be useful.It is educational and enjoyable, but the sites lack of maintenance and organization makes it a tedious and stressful to navigate.