Website Content for a Regional Council
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Regional Council

Content 30%

Content is the information provided on the site. May include the following: ·

• Home Page: Title. What is the page about? Navigation formats. ·

• About Page: posting copyrights, legal notices, citation, privacy policies, purpose of site. A club mailing location, other information that provides a true identity. ·

• Member Club Page: Listing of member clubs, location, and contact information. ·

• Meeting Notes: May include meeting notes, or board of director minutes, and next meeting agenda. ·

• Newsletter: Up to date posting of current newsletter information not covered on other pages. May include listserver, or access to email versions. ·

• Events Page: link to page with a more extensive description of the event, time date place, contact ·

• Trips Page: Link to page with more extensive descriptions of trips with pictures, date, price, and contact information. ·

• Race League Page: ·

• Ski Safety Article: ·

• Contact Page: Board of directors, event coordinators. ·

• History Page: Why and how the council was formed, why it is functioning today. ·

• Links Page: Useful and working links. ·

• Other: Meeting location map / scholarships / · Conforms to acceptable spelling and grammar. · Updated monthly

Functionality 20%

Functionality is the use of technology on the site. Good functionality is technology you can't see that make the site work smoothly · Loads quickly: a major flaw from many new web designers and should heavily weigh on score. · Are images displaying correctly? Are images in appropriate format, gif or jpeg. Are there alternate text for each image? Loads quickly. · Has live links and is understood to be an internal or external link. · Any new technology used is functional and relevant for the intended audience. · The site should work cross-platform and be browser independent. · Are text images use anti-asing.

Structure and Navigation 15% 

Structure and navigation refers to the organization of information on the site and the method in which you move through sections. · They allow you to form a mental model of the information provided, where to find things, and what to expect. · Good navigation gets you where you want to go quickly and offers easy access to both the breadth and depth of the site's content.

Visual Design 10%

Good visual design is high quality, appropriate, and relevant for the audience and the message it is supporting. · Consistent and pleasing color scheme, text, and layout

Interactivity 15%

Interactivity is the way that a site allows the user to do something. · May include: Hyperlinks, roll-over buttons, special effects buttons · May include: Inquiry form, Questionnaire, on-line event registration · May include: online chat, webpage discussion forum, listserver · May include: searches, e-commerce, and gaming

Overall Experience 10%

Is the page useful for both members clubs, and for new inquires? · Is the page intriguing, and make you want to find out more about the clubs? · No "site under construction" pages