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 * Hot Potatoes **

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 * Hot Potatoes** is probably the most well-known and popular program among teachers. It's been around for quite some time and is upgraded regularly. You need to **[|download]** the program for free and set it up. Then you can create your exercises, save them for use in the computer or as a Web page to be uploaded to your wiki. In this case you need either to upload everything to your wiki (advisable to have a separate folder for each exercise, especially if it includes images and audio files) or to have a server/computer where you can store your materials.

= Creating a "cloze" exercise (gap fill) =
 * go to your Hot Potatoes (HotPot) folder and open JCloze
 * in the new window, write the title of the execrcise
 * write the text in the white area
 * select the word for the first gap and click the "Gap" button
 * in the new window, write a word or expression that will give a "clue" for the missing word and correct alternatives, if you wish
 * click Ok
 * repeat this procedure for the remaining gaps
 * when you're finished, click File > Save As (this saves it as HotPot with the ".jcl" extension and you can always edit it; give a simple to-the-point name)
 * to save it for the Web, open the exercise you just saved (you can keep the same name)
 * click File > Create Web Page > Standard Format > Save (this will save the exercise as .html, the Web format)
 * in the new window, click the "View the exercise in my browser" button (to see how it will show on the Internet)

= Inserting enhancements =
 * open the .jcl exercise
 * click Options > Configure Output
 * you can make changes in the "Titles/Instructions" tab (in general, default settings are good)
 * you can also make changes in the "Prompts/Feedback" tab
 * in the "Buttons" tab, uncheck "Include Next Exercise"
 * in the "Appearance" tab, make changes in "font", "font size" and "colors" if you wish
 * you can set a time limit in the "Timer" tab
 * leave the "Custom" e "CGI" tabs as they are
 * click Ok
 * open the file again and click File > Create Web Page > Standard Format > Save (to save the changes in the .html file)


 * ViP:** To insert a link to your exercise in your wiki, you only need to upload the .html file to the wiki.

= Uploading the file to the wiki =
 * click the "File" button (above)
 * in the new window, click the "Upload files" button
 * find the file(s) to upload, click it/them e the the "Open" button

= Inserting a link to the exercise =
 * place the cursor where you want the link to the exercise and click the name of the exercise in "Files"
 * alternatively, you can give your exercise a name in the wiki page, select it and then click the name of the exercise in "Files" (it will look much nicer)

= Creating a "crossword puzzle" =
 * go to your Hot Potatoes folder and open JCross
 * click the "Manage grid" menu and select "Automatic grid-maker"
 * enter the number of words you plan to have (bottom left)
 * enter the words and click the "Make the grid" button
 * give your crossword a title
 * click the "Add Clues" button
 * click "Ok" after you enter each clue
 * click "Ok" (bottom)
 * go to the "File" menu and "Save as" when you're finished
 * in the "Options" menu click "Configure output" (do not worry about the "Other", "Custom" and "CGI" tabs)
 * in the "File" menu select "Create Web page" > Standard format
 * click "View the exercise in my browser"
 * click "Save"

= Creating a "matching" exercise =
 * go to your HotPot folder and open JMatch
 * follow the logic used for the crossword (it's simpler in this case)
 * create a "drag and drop" version
 * create a HotPot version and a Web version