BP5_2010052_Web2.0Tool#2

This is a free downloadable program, in which teachers can create interactive multiple choice questions, crossword puzzles, jumbled sentences, etc. Worksheets can be created for any subject area and at any grade level. This is what makes this program so unique. After downloading “Hot Potatoes,” you will see six applications on potatoes piled up and labeled JCloze, JMatch, JQuiz, JCross, and JMix. The sixth application is called the Masher. The Masher is used for teachers to create Units on subject specific exercises. You can also upload files to hotpotatoes.net. These are all different applications that are used to create different worksheets geared toward the concepts being taught.

This Web 2.0 tool is an excellent program for spelling, vocabulary, sentence and comprehension development. On the JCloze application multiple choice questions can be created, on the JMatch application you can create matching vocabulary worksheets, on the JQuiz application you can create quizzes, on the JCross application you can create crossword puzzles, and on the JMix application you can create jumbled sentences. The website also provides tutorials for each application. In addition, this program also provides links to software called “Half-Baked software tools and other resources that are very helpful. These tools and resources show example exercises created by Hot Potatoes 6, tutorials for all of the applications, how to write good multiple choice questions, and many other teaching tools. Overall, “Hot Potatoes 6” is a very useful tool for teachers to create subject and concept specific worksheets for students.