Web Site Evaluation



Critically evaluated web sites:
    1. Evaluation #1 -- Irene's Winnie the Pooh page
    2. Evaluation #2 -- Welcome to Pooh Corner
    3. Evaluation #3 -- Winnie the Pooh
    4. Evaluation #4 -- Winnie the Pooh
    5. Evaluation #5 -- Winnie the Pooh page
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Evaluation #1: (out of fifteen possible points) 

Site:
Irene's Winnie the Pooh page


Type:
Web page


Author/Creator:
Irene Okazaki


URL:
http://www.discount.bookpub.net/pooh/irpooh1.html


Last updated by owner:
October 3, 1998


Last time accessed for evaluation:
April 13, 1999


Search procedure:
Use Altavista search engine with the keywords: Winnie the Pooh
Choose #5 Irene's Winnie the Pooh page


Comments:
My whole time searching this is the best one that I found. I couldn't stay away, it was the best one of them all!
1) Contents
This page is directed at Winnie the Pooh lovers such as myself. The information is clear and useful for the audience that it has been intended for. Irene makes everything readily available to those who would like to make there own web pages and need somewhere to start. The information is also clear, up to date and accurate. This web site has a column especially for you to find related Winnie the Pooh web sites, maybe you can't find them on her page, but she found you others where you can look. This page is great, it has everything you could want. Extra pictures of classic pooh and modern pooh and even links that link you to the history of pooh and many others.
 

2) Site Organization/Navigation: 

This site is very easy to use and navigate through. Time required to load the pages was quick and easy. The layout of this page is very creative and an attention grabber. All the colours are well co-ordinated, when there is a red outfit on pooh he even has a red hunny pot beside him, it's like that with all the colours. The page is designed in such a way that it grabs and holds on to the users attention. Once you're in you're hooked. The last time the page was updated was in December of '98, although it hasn't been updated recently there's not too much different with Winnie the Pooh anyway. The links that she uses are well maintained and seemed to be updated quite regularly, although not as much as some links they are still accurate. This site gives you the information you want in a short amount of time and you don't have to search all over the place for it.
 

3) Site Design 

The font used on this page is appropriate because it's cute. It's a type of writing that you would expect a child to like and catch their eye, very good for describing Winnie the Pooh. There are no grammatical or spelling errors that I can see, but I'm not one that would really be able to notice something like that anyway. She has added many graphics mainly for the benefit of those who want to make their own web pages. They are set aside is a colunm that you click on, so they're not in the way or making the loading time any longer. There are only advertisements about Hello Kitty and other cartoons, in my opinion those go well with the Winnie the Pooh theme since they're all cartoons. The author has her email address posted so that those who want to get in touch with her is able to. There is also a copyright.

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Evaluation #2: (out of fifteen possible points) 
 

Site:
Winnie the Pooh


Type:
web page


Author/Creator(s):
unknown
URL:
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pno/Welcome.html

Last updated by owner:
Unknown


Last time accessed for evaluation:
April 13, 1999


Search procedure:
Use Excite search engine with the keywords: Winnie the Pooh
Choose 81% Welcome to Pooh Corner


Comments:
The next best one!


1) Contents

The first impression of this site tells me that it is intended for families. It would be great for parents and children to look at together. The information is clear and would be useful for anything they want to know about Winnie the Pooh. The source looks to be reliable, current and accurate. This page has a column in which it lists other related Winnie the Pooh web sites. This page is very useful for anyone interested in this topic for a project or anything. In it he includes the history and many other facts about Winnie the Pooh.

2) Site Organization/Navigation: 

The web page is easy to use and everything is made so that it is easy to understand and find the things you are looking for. The loading speed is good enough, there's no reason to be fussy, it takes a little while but not that long. The site is creative in it's own way. It has a couple of pictures, not many, and a lot of writing and information. There are only a few colours, the main colours are black white and yellow, yet they are appealing and catch your eye. This page could hold a users attention if you are interested in the things they are talking about in the page, and it looks as though when something new comes out they have it on there. This site could help you find the information you're looking for in a short amount of time with the many links that are available for your use.
 

3) Site Design 

In this page the font and layout is appropriate for the intended audience. The beginning picture is rather large but some people may find it to catch their eye, others may think that it's too much and leave the site to find another one. There does not look to be any spelling or grammatical errors on this page, and the pages are just the right length. There could be more graphics to break up the amount of writing there is so the page won't eventually get boring to anyone. The author has posted his email address in case anyone wants to make a comment, there are no advertisments or a copywrite on this page.

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Evaluation #3: (out of fifteen possible points) 
 

Site:
Winnie the Pooh


Type:
web page


Author/Creator:
M. Carlson


URL:
http://members.tripod.com/~Alixa/pooh.html


Last updated by owner:
Unknown


Last time accessed for evaluation:
April 14, 1999


Search procedure:
Use Lycos search engine with the keywords: Winnie the Pooh
Choose under Matching Web Pages the page titled Winnie the Pooh


Comments:
Very colorful, very catchy!
1) Contents

The first impression of this page you just say ahhhh!!! It is so cute. The intended audience is once again obiviously the family, any family with children, or again people like me who just love Pooh. The source of information is accurate and current, however as for useful to anyone I don't know, just for pure enjoyment I would say. This site does not link to any others as I believe it is just a part of someone's big page. This page compared to others is not as reliable, up to date, or even as enjoyable.
 

2) Site Organization/Navigation: 

This web page is easy to use but not really easy to find things. The loading speed is alright. It doesn't take long to get to the page, but to get from the main page to something new takes a while. The site has a lot of creativity and is very eye catching. The page is designed to hold the users attention by being colour co-ordinated and flashy. It has no idication that it is updated regularly, nor the links have no way of telling the last time they were updated. This site would not be the site to look on if you wanted information quickly.
 

3) Site Design 

The font and the layout on this page is appropriate for the audience intended for. There don't look to be any grammatical or spelling errors, yet, you never know. The pages are really short, not much information on any of the links from that page. There are not many graphics but the ones that are available work well on this page. There are no advertisments, no way to contact the author and no copyright available.

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Evaluation #4: (out of fifteen possible points) 

Site:
Winnie the Pooh


Type:
web page


Author/Creator:
Unknown


URL:
http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/4447


Last updated by owner:
March 20, 1996


Last time access for evaluation:
April 14, 1999


Search procedure:
Use Hotbot search engine with the keywords: Winnie the Pooh
Choose [Any of the words] option, [English], [anytime]
Choose #6 Winnie the Pooh


Comments:
Many links, yet not very reliable.


1) Contents

My impression of this page was good, it opens with a picture of classic pooh, and then has an entire list of links to other pooh sites. The intended audience is for families and the wording on the page lets you know that. The source of information is reliable and accurate but not up to date. The value of this site isn't as useful as some yet it could help someone to learn more about Winnie the Pooh with all the links that are available.
 

2) Site Organization/Navigation: 

This web page is set up so that it is easy to find what you are looking for with a quick loading time. All the colours on the page match making it quite creative yet not overly creative. The users could get very bored of this page as there are not many pictures, it's mainly on links that lead to facts. This page is rarely updated, as I mentioned before it hasn't been updated since 1996, therefore the information may not be very reliable. The page is straight forward in what you are looking for, it is easy to find a link that would be useful in a short amount of time, it just might not be accurate.
 

3) Site Design 

The font and lay out is quite appropriate, it is easy to read and easy to understand, even for children just learning to read. I don't notice any spelling or grammer errors on this page either. As far as wether the pages are too long or too short, I think they are too short. They advertise information and then don't tell everything you would like to know about that topic. There are not many graphics so it makes it hard to hold your attention for a long period of time. Although the author is able to be contacted through email you have to search a few pages to find the email address. There is no copyright.

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Evaluation #5: (out of fifteen possible points) 
 

Site:
Winnie the Pooh Page


Type:
web page


Author/Creator:
Cornelia


URL:
http://users.bart.nl/~cjmdbr/pooh.htm


Last updated by owner:
January 13, 1999


Last time access for evaluation:
April 14, 1999


Search procedure:
Use Webcrawler search engine
Use key words: Winnnie the Pooh
Choose 77% Winnie the Pooh page


Comments:
Not a very good page. All the links say File Not Found.


1) Contents

The fisrt impression from this page is a good one, there are a few really cute graphics and there looks to be a lot of valuable links. The intended audience would be the parents of children who love Winnie the Pooh, the main thing on this page is how to buy Winnie the Pooh things over the computer. As I said before this site has many links but none of them work, the ones that do work, you have to pay to be able to use them. The value of this page is not very good compared to others.
 

2) Site Organization/Navigation: 

The web page page would be easy to use if the links worked properly but because they don't it makes this page impossible. The loading speed is quick condsidering that all the things I wanted to get into were unavailable. The site looks like it is very creative and looks as though it took a long time to do, but it should be updated and maintained more often to be sure that all links on the page are working. People want to use them but are unable to because they are not taken care of by the author. The site claims to be updated last on Jan. 13, 1999, but I don't think they took much time to really look and see what needed to be fixed. This site is not good for too much.
 

3) Site Design 

The font and layout seems to be appropriate and so that's one reason why I gave this one an extra point. There are no grammatical or spelling errors, and the pages are not there, not to long, or not too short, just not there. There are a few graphics and many of them are way too small. There is only one advertisment and it has to do with sending pooh grams, but for this one you have to pay to be able to use it, not very appropriate for the page. The author is able to be contacted through email. There is no copyright on the page.

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