Site Selection Guidelines

Design Features
  • Is organized and easy to find your way around
  • Contains an explanation of what the page is about
  • Contains a reasonable amount of information
  • Presents tables, graphics, etc., that are readable
  • Is visually interesting with pictures, color, sound and/or video

    Ease of Use
  • Loads in a reasonable amount to time and is consistently available
  • Works easily to go to other links and return to the main page
  • Has links to other sites that work
  • Identifies helper applications clearly

    Content
  • Has a title that tells what the site is about
  • Presents meaningful and useful content that is intended to educate, inform or entertain
  • Presents information that is easy to read
  • Includes content that has correct spelling and grammar
  • Includes content that is current when appropriate for the topic
  • Provides links to additional information
  • Includes pictures that contribute to the overall appearance or are relevant to the content

    Credibility
  • Includes the author's name and e-mail address and/or information about the author
  • Includes a date when the page was last updated
  • Includes resources used to develop the information
  • Does not request fees or names to use the site

  • K.I.D.S. Report