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Sabtu, 11 Juni 2016

Hot Potatoes Tutorial


*      What is hot potatoes?

Hot Potatoes are software that allows you to make interactive web games and puzzles for students.
Types of applications that can be created with this software include, but are not limited to:
-          Self-graded quizzes (J-Quiz, J-Cloze)
-          Drag and drop matching exercises(J-Match, J-Mix)
-          Crossword puzzles(J-Cross).  
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a quiz from hot potatoes version 6.

To begin, launch the Hot Potatoes program. The following screen will be displayed:
*      Creating a quiz by hot potatoes

1. Creating J-Quiz:
J-Quiz is self-graded quiz. There are four types of J-Quiz. Multiple choice, multiple select, hybird, and short answer. This is tutorial to create J-Quiz.
 1. Click on the Potato labeled J-Quiz. A dialog box will be displayed asking whether Beginner or Advanced mode is desired.
2. Click “yes to start in Beginner mode. The following screen will be displayed
3.  In the Title box, type in the name of the quiz.  This function allows you to give the quiz a name.
4.  To select the quiz type, use the drop-down menu immediately to the right of the Q(n) box. 
5.  Select Multiple-choice in the drop-down menu on the right.
6.  Begin creating the questions, answers, and feedback. 
     a. Type the question in the Q(n) box (where "n" is the question number for example Q1). 
     b. Type the acceptable answers (multiple choice) in the A, B, C, and D boxes under the Answers column.
     c. If you wish to leave feedback, type the desired feedback for each answer in the boxes in the Feedback column.
     d. Check the box next to the multiple choice option that is correct under the Settings column.
7. Save the file if you finished write the quiz.
8. See your file by click the network box on the top and under the manager item. Choose view the exercise in my browser to see and choose upload for uploading
- Changing Quiz Types:
Quiz types are available in the right of the Q1 box. There are four types of J-Quiz, Multiple Choice, Multi select, Hybird, and Short Answer.
This is the example of J-Quiz. The theme about asking and giving opinion for students in senior high school
 This is the example of J-Quiz
Multiple choice 
Multi select 
Hybird 
http://uk3.hotpotatoes.net/ex/153522/PJSCBYSX.php
Short Answer

J-Cloze is fill in the gap exercise. This is tutorial to create the excercise.
1. Click on the Potato labeled J-Cloze. The following screen will be displayed



2. In the Title box, writethe theme of the quiz.  This function allows you to give the quiz a name.
3. In the box under the table, write the quiz.
4. Drag the word that you want to lose and then click drag box. You can add the clue of the lose word in the display box.
5. Save the file if you finished write the quiz.
6. See your file by click the network box on the top and under the manager item. Choose view the exercise in my browser to see and choose upload for uploading.
This is the example of J-Cloze. The theme is about asking and giving opinion for senior high school. There are conversation of two person and you can try to fill the blank.



3. Creating J-Match Quiz

J-Match is drag and down matching exercise. This is tutorial to create J-Match quiz
2. In the tittle box, write your theme of quiz
3. There are two box under the tittle, Left and right items.  You can put the picture in the left or the right by click insert - picture.
4. After put the picture in the left, you can write the tittle of the picture in disordered in the right and conversely.
5. Save the file if you finished write the quiz.
6. See your file by click the network box on the top and under the manager item. Choose view the exercise in my browser to see and choose upload for uploading
This is the example of J-Match about short fungtional text for senior high school. There are four picture and the name of the picture in disordered.
4. Creating J-Cross quiz
J-Cross is crossword pazzle quiz. This is tutorial to create crossword pazzle by J-Cross

1. Click on the Potato labeled J-Match. The following screen will be displayed
2. In the tittle box, you write the theme of your exercise.
3. Write the word in the box beside the tittle. You can write to left or right. You must connect one word with others.
4. Click add clues box to give clue in each word.
5. Save the file if you finished write the quiz.
6. See your file by click the network box on the top and under the manager item. Choose view the exercise in my browser to see and choose upload for uploading
This is the example of J-Cross quiz. The theme is about short fungtional text for senior high school. There are six word and and also the clue to make students easier to guess.
5. Creating J-Mix quiz
J-Mix is put the word in order. This is tutorial to creat J-Mix quiz.
1. Click on the Potato labeled J-Match. The following screen will be displayed
2. In the tittle box, you write your tittle of your exercise.
3. In the main sentences box, you write your sentence in order.
4. In the alternative sentence, you write your alternative answer in order. You may fill this box and you also may not fill this box.
5. Save the file if you finished write the quiz.
6. See your file by click the network box on the top and under the manager item. Choose view the exercise in my browser to see and choose upload for uploading.
This is the example of J-Mix about asking and giving opinion for students in senior high school. There is a sentence about giving opinion.
6. Creating J-Masher
J-Masher is the place for collect your j-cloze, j-cross, j-match, j-quiz, and j-mix. This is tutorial to create J-Masher
1. Click on the Potato labeled J-Masher. The following screen will be displayed
2. Click add file to add your file that you want to collect in one.
3. Click index box beside source to give the tittle of quiz collection.
4. Click build unit to build your file and you will see the tittle of different quiz.
5. If you click one tittle, you will see your file.
*      How to change the appeareance of your quiz?
You can set your appearance as you like. This is the step to change it.
1.Click “option” bottom in the top
2. Choose “configure output”, you will see many bottom to setting your quiz.
3. If you want to change the size of word and backgroud, you can setting the appearane. If you want to give timer, you can setting the timer, etc.

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