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    Phet Evaluations

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    This website evaluates an educational website called PhET Interactive Simulations. The evaluator answers questions about the origin, design, content, accessibility, and currency of the site. The evaluator determines that the site clearly indicates its origin as a project from the University of Colorado Boulder and provides information about its creators. The site is also well-designed, easy to navigate, and interactive with science simulations. Further, the content is appropriate for its intended audience and informative without any technical issues. In summary, the evaluator finds that PhET Interactive Simulations meets high standards for an educational website.

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    This website evaluates an educational website called PhET Interactive Simulations. The evaluator answers questions about the origin, design, content, accessibility, and currency of the site. The evaluator determines that the site clearly indicates its origin as a project from the University of Colorado Boulder and provides information about its creators. The site is also well-designed, easy to navigate, and interactive with science simulations. Further, the content is appropriate for its intended audience and informative without any technical issues. In summary, the evaluator finds that PhET Interactive Simulations meets high standards for an educational website.

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    This website evaluates an educational website called PhET Interactive Simulations. The evaluator answers questions about the origin, design, content, accessibility, and currency of the site. The evaluator determines that the site clearly indicates its origin as a project from the University of Colorado Boulder and provides information about its creators. The site is also well-designed, easy to navigate, and interactive with science simulations. Further, the content is appropriate for its intended audience and informative without any technical issues. In summary, the evaluator finds that PhET Interactive Simulations meets high standards for an educational website.

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    Phet Evaluations

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    This website evaluates an educational website called PhET Interactive Simulations. The evaluator answers questions about the origin, design, content, accessibility, and currency of the site. The evaluator determines that the site clearly indicates its origin as a project from the University of Colorado Boulder and provides information about its creators. The site is also well-designed, easy to navigate, and interactive with science simulations. Further, the content is appropriate for its intended audience and informative without any technical issues. In summary, the evaluator finds that PhET Interactive Simulations meets high standards for an educational website.

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    Criteria for Evaluating Educational Websites

    Name: Rebecca Henderson


    URL of website: https://phet.colorado.edu/

    Type “Yes” or “No” next to each question.

    A. ORIGIN -What is the website's origin?

    1. The organization providing the site is clearly indicated. YES


    2. There is information about the site's authors (About Us, Our Objectives, Modus
    Operandi, Mission Statement, etc.) YES
    3. The site's creators have provided their credentials (if need be). YES
    4. The site's creators have indicated the source of their materials where it is necessary
    to do so. YES
    5. There is an address made available for further information and questions concerning
    the site's information and content. YES

    B. DESIGN -Is the website well designed?

    1. The site's general appearance is appealing to its intended audience (colors, graphics,
    layout). Yes, educational minded.
    2. It is easy to navigate through the site -links are clearly marked and self-explanatory
    making navigation intuitive. YES, the students wouldn’t have to “find” the
    simulations. Working the simulations are another thing.
    3. The links appearing on the site work (take the user to a new page). Links worked
    fine.
    4. Supporting pages have a link back to the site's main page. Yes
    5. The text on the site is easily readable (font, size, color scheme). YES
    6. The graphics on the site serve a purpose and are not too big. YES
    7. The site is not cluttered with advertising -overshadowing its content. There were no
    advertisements
    8. The site is interactive -there is something to DO on the site (game, fill-out forms,
    chat, newsgroup/message board, etc.). YES - simulations
    9. The site's design and added features (graphics, sounds, video, databases, Active X,
    Shockwave, CGI, JavaScript and Java Applets) do not hinder the enjoyability of the
    site but enhance it. YES

    C. CONTENT -Is the website's content meaningful in terms of its educational value?

    1. The title of the site is indicative of its content. Did not help, didn’t hurt.
    2. The language is developmentally appropriate for its targeted audience. YES
    3. The use of text and graphics as links is appropriate to level of understanding of
    targeted audience. YES
    4. The targeted audience has required skills to comprehend content. YES The
    simulations can be modified to fit your needs.
    5. The targeted audience has required skills to navigate with ease through the site. YES
    -If using with your students, you may have to use as a demonstration.
    6. The site is free of spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, syntax errors, or typos.
    YES
    7. The site promotes equal and just representations of racial, gender, and religious
    issues. YES
    8. The content is informative. YES
    9. The site contains a wealth of information and deserves more than one visit. YES
    10. The site has links to other websites relevant to the same topic. NO

    D. ACCESSIBILITY -Is the website accessible?

    1. The site does not take a long time to load. YES


    2. The site provides a "help feature" or instructions on its use. YES
    3. The site does not require special "plug-ins" or other types of special viewing
    helpers. If it does, this is clearly indicated. YES
    4. The site does not require usage fees to be paid. YES
    5. The site has rules to its use. NO
    6. The site requires a registration or password to access and use it. NO

    E. CURRENCY -Is the website current?

    1. The site has been recently updated. YES


    2. The information recently updated is highlighted for the user. YES
    3. There is a statement pledging to current updates. YES

    Taken from:

    http://pages.infinit.net/seguind/criteria.htm

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