Hot Potatoes is an open source suite that enables you to make lessons and quizzes in various formats. You can download the software here.
The suite consists of:
My favourite Hot Potato application is JQuiz, so in this post I'll focus on that.
The suite consists of:
- JQuiz
- JMatch
- JCloze
- JCloze
- JMix
and of course, The Masher.
My favourite Hot Potato application is JQuiz, so in this post I'll focus on that.
Quiz formats
Multiple choice , short answer or hybrid questions (e.g. short answer questions that turn into mcqs after two incorrect answers). Feedback can be given for every answer.
Menu Options
File
File
- Save your JQuiz file for later use.
- Create a web page / zip package
Save the Jquiz as a web page for your students to take the quiz. These web pages can be uploaded to your server, file host or LMS. If your students don't have access to the internet, they can copy the files to their computers and still do the exercises. All they need is a web browser.
- Add a reading text
This text will appear on the left side of the page. Students can scroll down and are still able to read it while they are answering the questions.
Save the Jquiz as a web page for your students to take the quiz. These web pages can be uploaded to your server, file host or LMS. If your students don't have access to the internet, they can copy the files to their computers and still do the exercises. All they need is a web browser.
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| Screenshot of a HotPot quiz |
- Add a reading text
This text will appear on the left side of the page. Students can scroll down and are still able to read it while they are answering the questions.
- Create a SCORM 1.2 package
- Export for printing.
This is a very useful option. Even if you don't need to make browser-based materials for your students you can use JQuiz to prepare pen and paper quizzes. You can shuffle the order of questions and answers (from the Manage Questions menu) and have different versions of the same quiz. It's also a lot faster to make quizzes like this as you don't need to keep typing a, b, ... etc. as you would do when creating an mcq quiz on a word processor. Your exercise is exported ready for printing including a key.
Options (Configure output)
-Appearance
Selcet the font and font size of your choice along with the background colour of the page and exercise.
There are many more options in the menus, but these are enough to get you started. If you are new to Hot Potatoes, give it a try and let me know how it goes.
This is a very useful option. Even if you don't need to make browser-based materials for your students you can use JQuiz to prepare pen and paper quizzes. You can shuffle the order of questions and answers (from the Manage Questions menu) and have different versions of the same quiz. It's also a lot faster to make quizzes like this as you don't need to keep typing a, b, ... etc. as you would do when creating an mcq quiz on a word processor. Your exercise is exported ready for printing including a key.
Options (Configure output)
-Appearance
Selcet the font and font size of your choice along with the background colour of the page and exercise.
There are many more options in the menus, but these are enough to get you started. If you are new to Hot Potatoes, give it a try and let me know how it goes.
