I worked with several teachers today designing activities
using
'Hot Potatoes'
software. Hot Potatoes is free downloadable package. It is not fully
functioning until you
register the
software and you will need to provide a school email address.
The main focus in t
his
school is developing
Cloze
activities.
his
school is developing
Cloze
activities.
Click on JClose. Type in the text
as it appears in the book. Highlight the focus word and click on
Gap. Add a clue or leave it blank. When finished
click on Save. To see the activity as a webpage
click on the Export button
.
Save the file and then open it by clicking View the exercise in my
browser
.
Save the file and then open it by clicking View the exercise in my
browser
When the webpage opens you will need to teach the
children to activate the page by clicking on
Select Add Blocked Content
Click Yes.
Select Add Blocked Content
Click Yes.
Students click in the text boxes and type the answer.
Click on the question marks for clues or click on the Hint button
for the first letter of the answer. When they have finished all of
the boxes the software will calculate the total of correct answers.