Hot Potatoes

Hot Potatoes

          Hi, guys! As the title, on this post, I want to share about an offline application called Hot Potatoes. On the previous post, I have shared about online application to make quizzes. Now, let’s check how to make the offline one!

            Maybe some of you wonder why the name of the application is hot potatoes, just like me. It sounds delicious like my favorite snack. However, it does not. Hot potatoes is an application to make quiz. What make this application different is because this application can be taken, and made offline since you have downloaded it.

1.      The Jquiz program       : Creates questions based on the quizzes.

2.      The Jcloze program     : Creates gap-fill exercises.

3.      The Jcross program     : Creates crossword puzzle which can be completed online.

4.      The Jmix porgram       : Creates jumbled sentence exercises.

5.      The Jmatch program    : Creates macthing or ordering exercises.

Here are some steps to make a quiz using hot potatoes:

1.      Open google chrome.

2.      Open www.google.com

3.      Or simply open https://hotpot.uvic.ca/

4.      Choose one which is suitable with your computer operation system (windows / linux / macOS)

5.      Wait until the download process is done. Then, open it.

6.      Follow the steps of the installation.

7.      Wait until the installation is done.

8.      Open the application.

9.      Choose 1 type  that you want to use for your quiz.

10.  Follow the steps to make it (write the title, the questions, the answers, and the clues).

11.  If you think, it is done, save it.

12.  Save it as you save a document in microsoft word (can be edited).

13.  Save it in .htm (cannot be edited)

14.  Try to open the .htm file in your browser.

15.  Do it, and get a best score.

The benefits I find in this application is that this application can be used freely. Freely here means we can use and access this application offline without being afraid if our internet connection is getting slower. Students may not feel that they are studying because in this application, there is jcross which is like crossword game. So, the students may feel that they are playing, not studying. It also can improve students’ skill in using sophisticated media(s).

The weakness of using this application is that Indonesian teachers or even people do not know about hot potatoes well. We also can say that hot potatoes is not yet well-known in Indonesia. This application can just be reached only in the area which has internet access for downloading the application from the internet.

Sure, I will use this applicaiton for teaching my students, especially for teaching science. Why I think so, because the various types of questions in this application can open the students’ knowledge. The students also can answer the question if they open the correct website.

Below is my example of hot potatoes:

            Yeah, I think it is enough for explaining what hot potatoes is. Here are the links you can open to do the hot potatoes. Try it, guys! It can add your knowledge about what is going on in the world.

1.      https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3Cl3YIBCTISlRTenRUbEF3cTQ

2.      https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3Cl3YIBCTIWGQ5NE5DUzlCQzQ

3.      https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3Cl3YIBCTIOEZUMGtQLUJ3SU0

For B, and C. You should copy and paste the contents into notepad, then open save it in .html. Thus, you can open it in your browser. You can try to fill it.

Thanks guys! Happy trying, and have a blessed day!