When deciding how effective a website is, many factors come into play. The message it gets across, accurate information, proper grammer, and ease of navigation. I looked at a few different websites. The one I'm choosing to share, the Ridgewood Public Schools website, can be seen here: Ridgewood High School.
This site had a lot of information. I found it hard to navigate at first. I really had to search around to find the teacher pages. Once I found them and read the information they were posting, I could see how a teacher website could be useful. For instance, if a student was absent they or their parents could check the website to see what was missed. Parents can also keep track of student progress and homework schedules. As for overall effectiveness, I'd give this website a 7/10. It wasn't very visually stimulating, it was hard to navigate, and the overall information seemed smashed together. My opinion may be caused by lack of time spent getting used to the site, but isn't that what's the matter with it? One shouldn't have to get used to a site. They should be able to navigate with ease and find the information they are searching for.
These websites are very useful, but only when they are not jumbled with information, hard to navigate, updated on a regular basis, and put to good use.
District websites should provide a lot information to the public. However, the assignment was to critique a teacher's webpage for its effectiveness.
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