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Individual Website Information and Navigation

Each website has its own box of information, including a title, description, multimedia types, teacher rating, and more.

Each icon is clickable in a Search Result. Click on an icon at any time to display the netTrekker Legend.

Website Title
This link will open the selected website in a new window.

Website Description
This text, written by a teacher/evaluator, defines the website and highlights special features to be found there.

Dictionary Hot Key
This button turns the Dictionary Hot Key on for the website. The Dictionary Hot Key will provide definitions or translations for any word in the website.

Controversial Content
This icon indicates possibly controversial material found on the website. netTrekker defines controversial content as material that, although educational, may be deemed offensive or inappropriate for some audiences.

controversial content

Readability Level
This icon indicates the readability level of the website. Levels range from 1 for easy to read sites to 5 for sites with complex language and grammar.

Taxonomy String
The taxonomy string indicates the context of the website, or what a teacher/evaluator has determined to be the website's most appropriate topic area. The taxonomy string is clickable and can be used to navigate back up into a Subject Search.

Overall Rating
On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being the highest), a netTrekker teacher/evaluator rates each website based upon its academic credibility, subject depth, writing style, visual appeal, and relevant content.

Highest Rating:

Mid Rating:

Lowest Rating:

Website Content Icons (Multimedia)
These icons indicate the types of multimedia and general content to be found on the website:

assessment	audio	biographies
books / bibliographies	formulas / examples	GLOBIO resources
interactive media	lesson plans	learning exercises
learning games	maps/charts	PBS resources
pictures / illustrations	primary source document	Promethean resources
Quia resources	quotations	SMART resources
software downloads	Teachers' Domain resources	Texas Instrument resources
video	National Humanities Center resources	Texas Instrument resources

Content Language
These icons indicate the language or languages available on the website. Some sites are available in a single language which may be English or another language. Other sites are available in multiple language, usually accessed by clicking a link or button on the site. Each language is represented by a globe with the initials of the language on it.

Teacher/Evaluator: This area lists the name of the teacher/evaluator who assessed this website by rating it and writing the description. Click the name for information on this teacher's education and experience.

Report Problem: Click this link if you would like to report a problem with the webpage being referenced. To learn more about reporting problems, click here.

To access more (or less) website information in your Search Result, netTrekker allows you to Customize Your Results. This feature give you control over the Search Result display.

More Information: The boxed information for each website does not contain all information netTrekker gathers for each link. Click on to see additional details of the website evaluation, such as authorship, credibility rating, etc.

Example of More page: