GOOD SITE/BAD SITE

Search the web for three well designed, functional, usable web sites and three that are not. Write down the url for each good and bad site you have chosen. Present in the Roeper and Ebert fashion of ”at the movies.” The following information may help in your search:

What type is it? (personal, organization, commercial or entertainment)
What is the purpose of the site?
Does it hit the target market?
Do the links work?
Are the elements relevant to the site?
Is it too cluttered?
Can you get the info you need from the site?
Is the email included?
Is there a copyright notice?
Can you navigate the site well?
Did it load quickly?
What color are most links?
Click a link, then go back to that page.
The link you clicked may have changed color–why is that?
When does the little browser hand disappear?
Position the pointer over a link so you get the browser hand. before you click, look at the status bar at the bottom of the browser window.
You will see the address, or url, of the page you will jump to when you click that link.
Be conscious of the animation in the netscape icon or the explorer icon.
What is it telling you?
Watch for the little bar at the bottom right of the window that gives you a clue as to
How long it will take for the page to load?
Did you run across a page that told you something was missing and you wouldn’t be able to see the game or animation?