Hot Potatoes

Hello again everyone. Today, I would like to introduce you to an oofline application that is useful for your teaching process. Yes, as you can see from the picture above, we will use an application called “Hot Potatoes”. Basically, in this application you will see six kinds of potatoes with different names and different functions. So, before you use this application, you need to install the application here 

Then, open the application. You will see there are six types which are:

1. Jquiz
2. Jcross
3. Jmix
4. Jcloze
5. Jmatch
6. The Masher

So, what is the differences between the first type and the other types? Of course, the difference is the function. In Jquiz, you can make multiple choice exercises. First, click “Jquiz” and fill the title, the question, the answers and also the feedback. Don’t forget to ‘check’ the correct one. After you finish fill all of it, click “save”.

Here is my Jquiz.

The next one is Jcross. Jcross is a tool to make a crossword. You will see many boxes there. Just simply write the right word in the small boxes and make it like a crossword. Then write the “title” and you can also add clues for each words. After that, click “save”.

Here is my Jcross.

The third one is Jmix. Jmix is a tool to make the students to re-arrange the word to become a good sentence. So, you have to fill the “title” and the “main sentence” in an incorrect order. After that you have to fill the alternative in the alternate sentences which are the word arrangement that is possible. Then, save it.

Here is my Jmix.

The fourth one is Jcloze. Jcloze is where you can make a gap-fill exercises. Basically, just write a short or a long paragraph and then block some word that will be the answer and click “gap”. If you wish to delete the gap, just block the word that you want to delete the gap and click “delete gap”. If you have finished it, save it.

Here is my Jcloze.

The fifth one is Jmatch. Jmatch is a tool to make a matching exercises. It can be synonyms or antonyms or the others. Just fill the title and the words. If you have finished it, just save it.

Here is my Jmatch.

The sixth one is The masher. The masher is a tool where you can combine all of your hot potatoes’ tools into one unit. First, open click “add files” and choose the exercises that you want to compile in it. After that, click “build unit”. Then, save it. 

Here is my The Masher.