Week 10: Authoring Program and Hot Potatoes

Pioneers of the authoring programmes are Wida's The Authoring Suite and Camsoft's Fun with Texts.

There are a number of authoring programs which could be obtained for free on the internet and is easy to use. It could be very essential for teachers too as it could assist teachers in preparing materials for classroom activities. Among the authoring packages are Jclic, Content Generator, Max Author, Quandary, Quia, Task Magic, HotPotatoes, and Crossword Puzzles.

I've tried using HotPotatoes and it is indeed a very helpful programme. Activities such as matching, cloze passages, quiz, crossword, and mix could easily be prepared. Morover, students could check their answers online too.