Hot Potatoes
Jan 02, 2016
Why use it?
o Makes your life easier constructing interactive web games and puzzles.
o Quick and painlesso Excellent learning tool, fun and interactiveo Encourages motivation in students o Immediate feedback
The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, to create
o interactive multiple-choice, o short-answer, o jumbled-sentence, o crossword, o matching/ordering o gap-fill exercises
Open up hot potatoesStart> all programs>hot potato
Hot Potatoes 6 (2).lnk
Select multi-choice
Insert QS
Insert answers and feedback
Check box with correct answer.
To save: File> Save
To publish your quiz
Select create web pagefrom the file menu. Then choose the option
“Create Web Page”select the standard format.
This will allow you to saveYour quiz as an html file.
>Title>Go to options and choose
Configure Output.Choose Titles/instructionsfrom the instructions box –clear the default and addyour instructions e.g drag
rock to work on left>Click the green tick
marked OK to return to template.
Drag rock to work on left
To add drag and drop informationClick inside the box marked 1 under left (ordered) items. Typeigneous. Hit your tab key to move your cursor to the secondcolumn (right- jumbled items), type granite, and so on!!!
This one will not be
jumbled!!
To save in HTML format: File> create web page>drag/drop> save using same file name
JCross
Add title
Select Manage Grid and automatic grid maker
Add words or phrases on separate lines. Then make the grid!
>Add clues
>Click the green button at the bottom once you’ve finished.
>Click on add clues again. Two boxes will appear (across + down)start with either box.
>Click a word to highlight it. Your cursor will flash in the boxbelow and you can type a clue for it. Then click on red OK button.Then carry on with the rest of the clues.Once finished click on green button.
>Under options, choose Configure Output, under Titles/Instructions –make sure quiz has appropriate instructions.
To save> File>save asTo watch> Create webpage>standard format etc.
JCloze
• Creates a gap fill exercise. An unlimited number of correct answers can be specified for each gap and the student is able to ask for hints.
• A specific clue may be added for each gap• Automatic scoring• Allows the gapping of selected words.
• Add a title
• Enter your text in the box. You can type paragraphs or numbered sentences if you want to create a series of Qs.
• To create a gap in the text, select a word or phrase and then select the Make Gap button.
• A box will appear where you can add alternative answers along with a specific clue for that gap.
To save> Then choose the option “CreateWeb Page”select the standard
format.
Shortcut to periodictable_jcl.lnk