Content creation: Hot Potatoes JMix

Hot Potatoes - JMix

Why use JMix?

A JMix activity produces a jumbled word or
sentence exercise. Letters of a single word
may be jumbled, or the words of a
sentence. JMix uses the standard and
drag-and-drop types of output similar to a
JMatch activity.

Each time a learner clicks onto the Hint

button to see which word should come
next in order, the overall score at the end of the activity is reduced.

How to create a JMix activity

The following instructions will help you create the JMix activity shown above.

1. Start Hot Potatoes (Start > All Programs > Hot Potatoes 6) and double-click on
JMix.

2. Enter a title for the activity: Alphabetical Order.

3. Type the following text into the Main Sentence on the left side:

a. crucial

b. crumb

c. crumpet

d. crunch

e. crusade

f. crush.

This is the correct order. JMix will jumble the words before the activity starts.

4. To add the instructional text, go to Configure Output. (Options > Configure Output)
or click on the Go to configuration screen button on the toolbar.

5. In the Instructions box type:

These words all start with the

same three letters. Go to the
fourth letter and put them into
order.

Then click OK.

6. Save the completed activity (File

> Save As) on your E-Guides

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USB memory stick. Note that the file is a .jmx type. This is the file you will need to
open if you want to edit the activity.

7. For a JMix activity there are two choices to view an interactive exercise. To enable the
interactive exercise as a drag-and-drop activity (as above) go to File >
Create Webpage > Drag/Drop Web page for v6 browsers or click on the
Export as a drag and drop button on the toolbar.

8. Once the HTML file has been saved a View or upload the exercise dialogue box
opens. Click on View the exercise in my browser.

For the standard option, click on the Export to create Web page for V6
browsers button.

Now that you have tried a JMix activity why not create another one?
Open the activity E-Guides on SDELC (http://www.sdelc.co.uk) Module 7.0: E-
learning content sourcing and creating > Information about using Hot
Potatoes > JMix: Jumbled word or sentence exercise > E-Guides. (Follow the
instructions to create the more advanced activity showing how to add alternate responses to
the activity.

Suggestions for use

The following are examples of learning materials produced using Hot Potatoes JMix.
Individual words, picture and sound files can be inserted to help create a sequenced activity.

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Further resources:
Aboriginal symbols:
http://www.virtualartroom.com/images/HotPotArt/aboriginal_symbols_drag1.htm

Windows: http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/wintutor6/jmix1.htm

Elasticity: http://ferl.qia.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=3868

Teach PE: http://www.teachpe.com/Interactivelearning.htm

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