This is a teacher's guide to saving and publishing interactive learning activities using Hot Potatoes.

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Publishing Hot Potatoes
You have created a Hot Potatoes project. The first thing you must do is set the Options for the
project to suit the requirements of your students and the course outline.
1. To customize your project, click on the menu item Options
2. Click Configure output
3. Several tabs appear that open pages of various options.
4. These are slightly different for each of the Hot Potatoes
5. Choose a tab, alter the options to suit your requirements
6. Repeat for the other tabs.
The next step is to save the project (in the Hot Potatoes file format).
Save the project file
1. Click File, Save As
2. Type in a file name
3. Note the file type. For example: JQuiz (.jqz)
4. Click on the Save button

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At this point you must publish the project to make it friendly to all web browsers. This usually how the
students will view the activity.
Publish the project for student use
1. Click File
2. Click Create Web Page
3. Click Standard Format
4. Type a file name
5. Note the file type is HTML
6. Click Save
7. Choose View the exercise in my browser
8. Check for any issues
9. If the project is acceptable, locate the folder and copy it onto a USB drive or a server for sharing.
Is that it? For most of us yes, but take a look at the following page for some more information.

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You must be asking yourself, “Self, so I’ve published a Hot Potatoes document. Where do I put it so the
students can use it?”
There are five modes of delivery. These are described below.
Browsers
Hot Potatoes will display the published HTML content in a window or a tab as per your preview. There may be some
variations of specific activities such as the JMix (sequencing/sorting). You may find that the question options extend
beyond the confines of the activity. This is confusing for students and also look untidy devaluing the face value of
the activity. This depends on the browser brand, browser version.
Learning Management Systems
• D2L - call the ALT Center building 12 ext 2174 or 2232
• Moodle – a seamless experience as Moodle has long had plug-ins to accommodate Hot Potatoes activities.
Moodle can display the Hot Potatoes project file or the HTML file.
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USB thumb drives/ hard drives
Hot Potatoes files are generally quite small even when they are rolled into a series of activities with the Masher. You
can drag the project folder onto a USB and move and share easily.
Create a ZIP package
The ZIP publishing option will compress the whole project with accompanying media into a single file for portability,
storing and sharing purposes.
Export for Printing
It is very easy to convert your Hot Potatoes activities to print using this option. After you paste the activity into
Word, you should take a minute or two to format it to ensure that it is clear for your students.
Later teachers! Use the resources for growing your knowledge of this useful resource that are listed in the
first workshop of this series.