PME MEDIA CENTER WEBSITE EVALUATION BY K. GUKEISEN
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WebCHECK Results for Pine Meadow Elementary Media Center Website 35 30 25 20
Evaluator 1
15
Evaluator 2
10
Evaluator 3
5 0 Stimulating Meaningful Organized Easy-‐to-‐Use
Value: Is this website Stimulating and is it Meaningful to users? The findings for this dimension indicate that although the PME Media Center website does provide accurate, credible information, and does link to outside sources of value, the website lacks variety, uniqueness, and participatory opportunities that would add to the sites overall value. Stimulating The scores in the Stimulating category yielded the least variance of all the category results at 20, 21, and 24 out of a possible 36. The average of the scores was 22, which indicates that while this site may be above average in this category, it is in need of some modification. The strength of the PME Media Center website, based on these findings, is that the site does have a number of hyperlinks to information that could stimulate further exploration of the site’s content. The main page features some Resource links that include a colorful picture accompanied by text and an arrow graphic that invite further exploration. The weaknesses of the website, though, were that the site does not feature different ideas or unique features that make the site interesting and inspire engagement and return visits. The website also lacks variety in the presentation of information, which could limit persons with disabilities to accessing the information on the website. For example, the pictures and graphics that are available on the site do not feature alternative text, and a number of the hyperlinks provided on the site are provided as text only.