Antonio Spadaro
Tech. Ass. Final
12/14/2016
Health Risk
#1
1) Website Name: Sleep Hygiene on the website “Queendom”
URL:
2) For this website I would rate it a 6 out of 10. When I first clicked on the website’s link it took me to a page to complete a sleep hygiene test. It’s a test to figure out if your behavior before you go to sleep affects your sleep. It seems like a good idea, but the website does not know for sure that those things are actually affecting the way a person sleeps. The formatting of the website was done pretty well and the website was fairly easy to navigate.
3) A suggestion I would make to this website about its design, it would be for them to use the full window. It looks they the only used like 50% of the window space. This made website seem very cluttered, and there was a lot of blank empty space.
4) If I had to make a make a content suggestion to this website it would be that the website should have some type of medical information to back it up. This website has a bunch of tests you can take to learn about your lifestyle, but the user does not know for sure that this information they are reading is legit.
5) The information on the website seemed pretty accurate, it was pretty much everyday information that most people should know. For example, the sleeping test I took asked things like do you smoke or eat or drink alcohol before bed. At the end of the test, the website gives you a summary on your results and grades you on how your sleep hygiene is. I got a pretty good score (which I guess is accurate information because I do not have any problems sleeping). But as I stated earlier, there is no information backing up what the tell you.
6) I could use this site in my profession, which is P.E. Teacher, by having my students go on and take a test of their choice in a category which they think they may be struggling in. For example, if a student has trouble sleeping, they can do the same test I took. Another example would be if a student is having social trouble in school, they could take the social anxiety test to see if they have a real issue, or just get nervous.
7) This website identified me pretty well based on the criteria I entered. I do not suffer from any sleep problems, and after I completed the quiz, that is exactly what it told me.
#2
1) Website Name: Sleep Quiz on the website “Talk About Sleep”
URL:
2) I rate this website 6 outs of 10. It does not seem very useful, it is only about sleep disorders.
3) For this website there is not much I would change. It was constructed pretty well. They had links and even a “contact us” link. What I did not like was that the page was white, like too much white. I would add maybe a color background or just some more images to the web pages that do not have much on them, the pages looked boring.
4) One suggestion for the content on this website is that I would add suggestions after you have completed one of their quizzes. After I completed the sleep quiz, all it did was tell me that I am showing a few symptoms of a sleep disorder. Maybe they could list a few ideas on how to relax while trying to sleep.
5) I do not think the information on this website was very accurate because it said that I am showing symptoms of a sleep disorder and I know that I do not have one. However after you got your results it said that “This sleep quiz is not a substitute for qualified medical advice” so it is good to know that the website is letting you know that the test is not 100% accurate.
6) The only way I could see myself using this website in my profession would be if I was teaching a health class and was going over sleeping disorders. I could have my students use it as a way to find symptoms for the disorders.
7) They did not identify me well thorough their quiz, once again, it said I had a sleep disorder, and I do not.
#3
1) Website Name: Smoking IQ on “Wake Forest Baptist Health”
URL: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Health-Central/MCN/Smoking-Cessation/Test-Your-Smoking-IQ.htm
2) I give this website a 9 out of 10. It is laid out very well with images, links, and it is colorful, but not too colorful.
3) I would not change much about this website, but if I had to I would also make it more of the window. The site does not use the full window, which leaves a lot of blank space making it seem bland.
4) I would not make any content changes to this website. It has so much good information on it. It has a number of links ranging from “find a doctor” to “report a problem”. It seems to have everything you need to know.
5) The information on the website seemed very accurate. First, it is an “.edu” website so you know it’s a legit sight. Also, on the bottom of the web page it has 5 company seals of actual medical corporations, which makes the person looking at the website feel good about the information they are reading because they know it is legit.
6) I could use this website in my health class when giving my lesson on smoking. I could have students take the same quiz I took. This would help the students learn about just how bad cigarettes are for you.
7) This website’s quiz was not really trying to identify me, it was just a true and false quiz about facts about cigarette smoke.
#4
1) Website Name: Sensible Drinking on “Drinking & You”
URL:
2) After looking over this website, I would rate it an 8 out of 10. This site was very informative, very well presented, and it seems legit.
3) If I could change one thing about the way this site is set up, it would be to make the linking on the home page easier to understand. When I first opened the home page it took me a few minutes to realize where I was supposed to click. Not a huge deal, but it would be easier for the average person.
4) For this website I would suggest putting in a “get help” section. The whole site talks about alcohol use and how it can affect you, but I did not see a help spot. This would be beneficial because if someone was ready over this site and realized they were an alcoholic, they would have something that they could immediately look at to get help.
5) The information on this website was accurate. At the bottom of the informational page it has a list of sources used to get the information.
6) This website would be very useful in my profession. I could do a health lesson web quest. I would give my students a worksheet with a bunch of questions about alcohol use, and they would have to log on to this website and find all the answers.
7) There is no calculator, this website did not have any quizzes. It just had a bunch of information about the use of alcohol.
#5
1) Website Name: Tobacco and Alcohol
URL:
2) This site gets a 4 out of 10. It is definitely the worst site out of the 5 I looked for this assignment. Even though it had good relevant information on it, it was very boring and bland, and not well designed.
3) The one suggestion I would make for this site would be to add some images, or some color. The website is only a series of short questions. This leaves a lot of empty space. The whole web page is pretty much all white and it is very boring to look at.
4) For the content section, the only thing I would change is make the quiz longer. This quiz only had 5 short questions. I was done with the quiz in under 2 minutes. If the quiz was longer I feel like it would be more beneficial to the person taking the quiz.
5) The information seemed accurate. You do not know for sure because there is no sources spot, but after every question there is a paragraph explanation of why the answers what it is. That paragraph explanation makes the information believable.
6) I could use this site in a health class where I am teaching students about the effect alcohol and tobacco have on the body. I could use it as a small quiz after a lesson. That being said, I personally would not use it, it is to short, and not as informative as I would like.
7) During the quiz on this website, it immediately tells you whether you selected the correct or incorrect answer. It does not allow you to move on to the next question till you answer correctly. It also does not score you, it just waits till you eventually get the right answer. So you personally do not get a score.