I would have to say that after spending some time evaluating the NASA website I found this task to be a little difficult but useful. I think every teacher and student should learn how to view websites in order to determine the accuracy of the information provided. One thing I found on the NASA site was that every page did not have a date of when it was last updated. Most pages did have the dates listed but for the most part the main home page did not include a date for update status. I am guessing this is because the information boxes probably update automatically every day. This activity was pretty helpful in getting you to think about what is important for the websites that we may have never thought about before this evaluation. One thing most people do not think about is images having the alt tags for individuals that need to use screen readers. I did search and found written text saying that in 2001 they were requiring every image to have an alt tag but since I do not have screen reader software on my computer I was unable to test this site in order to verify that fact. Many people do not realize that some students that are deaf and hard of hearing also suffer with vision loss. These students, such as those with usher syndrome, could benefit from alt tags being used on websites.
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