Introduction to Web Design

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Destination Site: Evaluating Web Sites

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evaluating Web sites

1			Click the Purpose and Content linkin the Evaluating Web Sites page listed above. Create a multimedia evaluation checklist by listing the six questions that this site suggests you can ask.
2			How does the multimedia evaluation checklist you created in Question 1 compare with the Multimedia Evaluation Checklist, Figure 9.3, on page 254 of the Introduction to Web Design textbook?
3			Use the Multimedia Evaluation Checklist on page 254 of the Introduction to Web Design textbook to evaluate a Web site of your choice. Choose a Web site rich in multimedia about a sport, music, or other interest of yours. In one paragraph, list the name of the Web site, its URL, and your answers to the checklist questions. Does the Web site effectively use multimedia to support the site's purpose? Summarize how the Web site measures up to your evaluation—very effective, somewhat effective, or not effective use of multimedia.
4			If you had to choose the two top questions to ask to check whether Web site content reinforces the site's goals, which two would they be?  Explain why you think these are the two most important questions to ask.