Hot Potatoes

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Hot Potatoes

• Lauren Dolen and Logan Spradlin
• Foley Middle School
• Berea, KY

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Two Potatoes
One Potato
Three Potatoes more
Lets make some games
and learn so more
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• Free to an educational institution or non-profit
  organization
• Instantly download from
• Makes activities in the form of html files

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Crossword
QuizMultiple Choice
Matching
ClozeFill-in-Blank
MixJumble Sentences
If you want to create a cycle of exercises or an
exercise with pictures, sound, or videos, it is
important that all associated items or files be
stored in a special folder.
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Matching Game

• Type in a title in the title box
• Type in words or insert items such as pictures,
  sounds, or video on the left side
• Type in words or insert items to match on the
  right side.

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Save Exercise
Example
Example

• Save for editing later

• Save for playing

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Quiz or Multiple Choice

• Type in a title in the title box
• Type in question or add picture
• Type in answer choices
• Click the Correct Answer box next to the correct
  answer

• Save

Example
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Other Quiz Games

• Short Answer
• Type in question or insert picture
• Type in answer next to A
• Type in other possible answers in other answer
  spots
• Mark all correct

Example
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Re-order or Mix Exercise

• Type in a title in the title box
• Type in the list of words in the correct order
• separating each part by pressing Enter
• In the alternative sentences box, type in other
  alternatives, if there are any.
• Save

Example
Example
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A Gap Fill or Cloze Game

• Type in the Title of the Exercise in the title
  dialogue box.
• In the main box, type in your text.
• Highlight the words you want the player to insert
• Click the gap button

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• Insert a clue if you wish
• Insert alternative answers if any
• Click OK
• Save

Example
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Crossword

• Type in the Title in the title dialogue box

• Click the Insert Word Button

• Type in word, separating by a line.
• Click make grid

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• Click Add Clues

• Select a word
• Enter the clue for that word in the box at the
  bottom of the section
• Click OK to the right of the clue
• Repeat for each word
• Click OK
• Save

Example
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Hot Potatoe Exercises Examples

• www.languagesonline.org.uk

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