DEMONSTRATES A CONSISTENT AND WELL-CONCEIVED SITE DESIGN STRATEGY:

DEMONSTRATES AN INCONSISTENT OR POORLY-EXECUTED SITE DESIGN STRATEGY:

Employs a readable and appropriately-sized type face

Type face is difficult to read

Utilizes a coordinated color scheme consistently throughout the web site

Color scheme is unsuitable (overly garish, too dark, difficult to decipher) or inconsistently applied

Clearly and appropriately organizes design elements and content in an aesthetically pleasing and accessible manner

Design choices poorly made

Design strategy badly implemented

Site poorly organized

Makes good use of graphics and illustrations throughout

Employs only minimal illustrations / graphics

Structures the web site effectively overall and incorporates an effective linkage strategy

Internal / external site links poorly structured

Incorporates inconsistent link patterns

Avoids over-lengthy pages of content

Text overly dense and extended over too many screens to sustain interest and / or easy recall

Is appropriately organized with respect to content and presentation expectations

Includes irrelevant or tangential materials

Fails to establish meaningful links / divisions between and among included content / information / data

Fails to maintain overall thematic or organizational focus

Can be effectively and efficiently navigated

Includes “dead links” or “orphan pages”

Does not incorporate “back” buttons or other necessary site navigation aids

Fails to title web site pages appropriately

Encourages interactivity and multimedia approaches appropriate to the subject matter considered

Fails to take advantage of the multimedia capabilities of the Internet web environment, merely transplanting a conventional instructional lesson plan into cyberspace

Handles issues of language (grammar, diction, spelling) and annotation / attribution appropriately and avoids typographical errors

Loses credibility due to errors (grammar, diction, spelling, typographical)

Lacks necessary source documentation / annotation

Provides appropriate site author authentication (including contact information and indications of posting and revision dates) on each individual site page and a consideration of author credentials and qualifications on an associated personal homepage

Omits needed authentication information establishing web site credibility and reliability

Fails to establish site author credentials and relevant experience

Clearly states grade / skill level expectations

Fails to indicate characteristics of an appropriate instructional setting

Meets appropriate grade level curricular expectations (as listed and credited)

Omits consideration of instructional standards / goals / teaching objectives

Implementation plan does not meet stated instructional standards / goals / objectives

Does not credit sources (local / state / national) of standards listed

Is linked creatively and effectively to specific criteria useful in the teaching of world history as discussed in the workshop sessions

Is insufficiently tied to established world history characteristics (is not thematic, comparative, limited in scope to a significant topic, encouraging of empathy and awareness of multiple points of view, open to movement beyond consideration of the United States and Western Europe, oriented towards active student participation in the learning process, interested in equipping students with useful academic skills)

Lacks creativity in choice of subject matter or the implementation of chosen criteria in the classroom setting

Clearly and effectively evidences instructor creativity, expertise and experience in choice of subject matter, teaching rationale, thematic emphasis, planning resources used and/or consulted, approach, processes and procedures used, and homework / classroom assignments

Overly ambitious (in terms of timeline or expectations laid on students or instructor) or otherwise inappropriately packaged for intended audience

Poorly laid out or insufficiently explained instructional process

Lacks evidence of creativity in the implementation of the chosen subject matter

Includes appropriate and meaningful instructional goals and objectives coupled with effective evaluation standards and procedures

Fails to provide adequate indication of instructional expectations and/or evaluation standards

Demonstrates familiarity with useful and effective electronic resources accessible through the Internet

Internet links are altogether absent

Internet links are not well chosen or are inadequately integrated into the instructional process

Provides effective curricular unit classroom resources and useful explanations for classroom materials and lesson plans

Instructor resources are not included

Instructor resources are left unexplained as to their potential utility or inappropriate to the lesson plan implementation process

Incorporates an effectively annotated bibliography discussing both print and non-print resources useful in preparation and/or implementation of the curriculum unit

Omits bibliographic references altogether

Listed resources are erroneously or inadequately annotated