BP4 (New web tools)

This is my second Web 2.0 tool review.  In this blog I will be reviewing Hot Potato.  I’ve found this web tool on the web index 100 Essential Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers.

On this index I found some tools that work and of course some that didn’t. After reading what Hot Potato could do I thought it would be a tool I could use for private students as well as in the classroom.

 Hot Potato is a web tool that can create crossword puzzles, word searches, and quizzes. I’m not sure if Hot Potato is a web tool, because it seems to be a program that I download from the web and use on my computer.

 I can import information to the web but I can do all the work off-line on my computer. I actually find this feature to be quite useful because where I work does not have Wi-Fi or connection to the Internet.

 Creating an account with hot potato was quite easy, simply put your name in hot potato in your registered. Once you’re registered you can use all the programs. My first use of the program was to create a crossword puzzle identifying musical terms. I put the title of the lesson at the top window. Then in each square of the crossword puzzle you put the letter of each term.  

Then click on show the clues, which is where you type your questions for the crossword puzzle. Once you finish filling the crossword puzzle you can hit save and even print. This is a very small and basic program but seems very useful. I hope you find this blog useful as well as Hot Potato.