Not a good site for the visually impaired. No alternative text for any of the pictures and the drop down menu makes it extremely hard for anyone with physical difficulties to pick the desired link.
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With 20 Errors, and 3 warnings from the markup validation tool, this site proves to be a nightmare for the visually impaired. Good web design MUST accommodate all viewers.
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Jan 12, 10
Interactive site with tons of activities for all ages grades pre-k through sixth.
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My students think of this site as a reward! They LOVE it! Especially check out the thinking games!
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Authority and Update information can be found at: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/iknowthat.com
Excellent website professionally created and maintained. “I Know That” meets all of the agreed upon criteria for content including correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure, relevance of pictures, and diversity in content presentation.
Site's aim and value is communicated on the home page.
Content, vocabulary and concepts are appropriate for the target group.
Information is well organized and intuitive.
Navigational links are well placed and consistent throughout the site. - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08 -
Technical
Does not use an internal search engine but categories are easy to understand and navigate.
Images load in timely manner
No broken links
Alt tags are available on all images.
Consistency on every page: logos, tabs to move around
Layout is organized
Accessibility standards are met and are not related to the browser used or how experienced is the user. - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08
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Jan 12, 10
Wonderfully interactive virtual math activities.
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I loved this site as an introductory lesson for dissecting the real thing. The kids had a great handle on the material because of this site when they got to the science lab.
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Jan 16, 10
I use this site every year with my students. The site is getting better but needs work to be more age/grade relevant and engaging.
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Good web design should include accessibility for all viewers. This site has big gaps in accessibility due to the absence of alternative text for all of the pictures.
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Authority by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Latest Update: 2010
Good website that meets all of the agreed upon criteria for content including correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure, relevance of pictures, and diversity in content presentation.
Site's aim and value is communicated on the home page.
Content, vocabulary and concepts are appropriate for the target group.
Information is well organized and intuitive.
Navigational links are well placed and consistent throughout the site. - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08 -
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Annoying audio on start up.
Does not use an internal search engine but categories are easy to understand and navigate.
Heavily reliant on FLASH would be a problem for dial up users
Images load in timely manner
No broken links
Alt tags are rarely used
Consistency on every page: logos, tabs to move around
Layout is organized
Accessibility standards are not met. Screen reader was no help for visually impaired.
Site holds the user captive by not allowing the back button to navigate out of NetSmartz. Not nice! - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08
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This site is visually impaired person's nightmare! None of the links have alternative text to direct the visually impaired to where they may want to go.
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Authority by American Museum of Natural History
Update information not available
Excellent website professionally created and maintained. “Ology” meets all of the agreed upon criteria for content including correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure, relevance of pictures, and diversity in content presentation.
Site's aim and value is communicated on the home page.
Content, vocabulary and concepts are appropriate for the target group.
Information is well organized and intuitive.
Navigational links are well placed and consistent throughout the site.
Content extremely fun and engaging for target audience. - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08 -
Technical
Does not use an internal search engine but categories are easy to understand and navigate.
Images load in timely manner
No broken links
When images are turned off, page becomes a nightmare. Very few alt tags are used for images.
Text is not readable by screen reader.
Consistency on every page: logos, tabs to move around
Layout is organized
Accessibility standards are not met for visually impaired.
Reliance on colors make site unreadable for color blind users. - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08
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Authority and Update information can be found at: http://whois.domaintools.com/americanepic.org
Excellent website professionally created and maintained. American Epic meets all of the agreed upon criteria for content including correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure, relevance of pictures, and diversity in content presentation.
Site's aim and value is communicated on the home page.
Content, vocabulary and concepts are appropriate for the target group. Content is engaging and relevant.
Information is well organized and intuitive.
Navigational links are well placed and consistent throughout the site. - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08
Does not use an internal search engine but categories are easy to understand and navigate. Drop down menu is not user friendly for physically challenged or visually impaired users.
Images load in timely manner
No broken links
Alt tags are available on most images.
Consistency on every page: logos, tabs to move around
Layout is organized - Jill Sipe on 2010-02-08