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CATEGORY

4 - PROFESSIONAL

3  -  PROFICIENT

2 -  SATISFACTORY

1 - NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS

Web Page Load Time

The pages typically load very quickly (10 seconds or less) on a 54k modem due to small graphics, good compression of sounds and graphics, and appropriate division of content.

All pages typicially load reasonably quickly (10-15 seconds) on a 54k modem due to small graphics, good compression of sounds and graphics, and appropriate division of content.

One Web page typically takes more than 15 seconds to load, but the others load quickly.

Web pages typically take a more than 15 seconds to download due to large graphics, animations, sounds, etc.

Layout & Design

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.

Graphics

Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.

Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.

Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, and are of good quality.

Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader.

Spelling and Grammar

There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

There are 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

There are 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

There are more than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

Author Contact Information

Every Web page contains a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited.

Almost all Web pages contain a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited.

Most (75-80%) Web pages contain a statement of authorship, school name, and date of publication/date last edited.

Several Web pages do not contain a statement of authorship, school name, and/or date of publication/date last edited.

Copyright

Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for all borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.

Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for almost all borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.

Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for most borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.

Borrowed materials are not properly documented OR material was borrowed without permission from a site that requires permission

Browser Compatibility

This Web site has been tested and shown to work on both Macs and PCs and works in relatively current versions of Navigator AND Explorer.

This Web site has been tested and shown to work in relatively current versions of Navigator AND Explorer on a Mac OR a PC.

This Web site has been tested and shown to work on both Macs and PCs but supports only one browser.

This Web site has not been tested OR supports only one browser on one platform.

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.