Making listening exercises with Hot 
Potatoes, BbLearn and Gradebook 
Vance Stevens 
HCT / CERT / KBZAC 
Wed Nov 26, 2014
What’s this about? 
Making trackable listening exercises with Hot 
Potatoes, BbLearn and Gradebook 
• This session demonstrates how to use 
Dictanote to make quick transcripts of ATC 
broadcasts, embed the mp3 into a Hot 
Potatoes quiz, port it to Blackboard and 
integrate it with the Gradebook 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
No need to take notes 
All my slides are at http://slideshare.net/vances 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
A note about Slideshare 
• As I re-purpose this presentation I can upload 
the latest version of these slides at 
http://www.slideshare.net/vances/listening-exercises4gradebook 
• When using Slideshare keep in mind that 
– Links don’t work in the first 2-3 slides (a bug) 
– Therefore, my first few slides are fillers 
(The links don’t matter if you’re already at 
Slideshare) 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
What is DictaNote 
• It’s a Chrome browser plugin see 
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dictanote-speech-recogniz/aomjekmpappghadlogpigifkghlmebjk?hl=en 
• Runs here 
https://dictanote.co/ 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Ingredients 
• Text from DictaNote 
• Hot Potatoes 
• An mp3 file 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Audio embed code (easy) 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Here’s the code 
<audio controls> 
<source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg"> 
<source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> 
Your browser does not support the audio 
element. 
</audio> 
Paste the code in Hot Pot configuration / custom 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Configure Hot Potatoes 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Hot Potatoes Listening 
http://vancestevens.com/kbzac/hotpots/cft99listening/cft5p99listening.htm 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Create SCORM 1.2 package 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
HOW to Import SCORM to Bb Learn 
• Google shows this as the definitive document 
http://hermes.tvu.ac.uk/vle_staff_support/index.asp?toolkitI 
D=140§ionID=350&topicID=690&pageID=1060&pageNo=4 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Upload to Bb Learn 
It says … 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
We’re having trouble here 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Welcome to the Sandbox 
The module plays but 
• The QUIT button doesn’t 
appear on the PC so that 
HP doesn’t pass scores to 
Bb Gradebook 
• We get a popup blocker 
on iPad (Azim showed me 
where it runs in a 
browser if you are logged 
on to Bb Learn) 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
Full Grade Center 
Interesting clues here 
Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
To be continued … 
Comments? 
Suggestions?

Making listening exercises with Hot Potatoes, BbLearn and Gradebook

  • 1.
    Making listening exerciseswith Hot Potatoes, BbLearn and Gradebook Vance Stevens HCT / CERT / KBZAC Wed Nov 26, 2014
  • 2.
    What’s this about? Making trackable listening exercises with Hot Potatoes, BbLearn and Gradebook • This session demonstrates how to use Dictanote to make quick transcripts of ATC broadcasts, embed the mp3 into a Hot Potatoes quiz, port it to Blackboard and integrate it with the Gradebook Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 3.
    No need totake notes All my slides are at http://slideshare.net/vances Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 4.
    A note aboutSlideshare • As I re-purpose this presentation I can upload the latest version of these slides at http://www.slideshare.net/vances/listening-exercises4gradebook • When using Slideshare keep in mind that – Links don’t work in the first 2-3 slides (a bug) – Therefore, my first few slides are fillers (The links don’t matter if you’re already at Slideshare) Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 5.
    What is DictaNote • It’s a Chrome browser plugin see https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dictanote-speech-recogniz/aomjekmpappghadlogpigifkghlmebjk?hl=en • Runs here https://dictanote.co/ Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 6.
    Ingredients • Textfrom DictaNote • Hot Potatoes • An mp3 file Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 7.
    Audio embed code(easy) Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 8.
    Here’s the code <audio controls> <source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg"> <source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio> Paste the code in Hot Pot configuration / custom Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 9.
    Configure Hot Potatoes Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 10.
    Hot Potatoes Listening http://vancestevens.com/kbzac/hotpots/cft99listening/cft5p99listening.htm Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 11.
    Create SCORM 1.2package Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 12.
    HOW to ImportSCORM to Bb Learn • Google shows this as the definitive document http://hermes.tvu.ac.uk/vle_staff_support/index.asp?toolkitI D=140§ionID=350&topicID=690&pageID=1060&pageNo=4 Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 13.
    Upload to BbLearn It says … Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 14.
    We’re having troublehere Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 15.
    Welcome to theSandbox The module plays but • The QUIT button doesn’t appear on the PC so that HP doesn’t pass scores to Bb Gradebook • We get a popup blocker on iPad (Azim showed me where it runs in a browser if you are logged on to Bb Learn) Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 16.
    Full Grade Center Interesting clues here Vance Stevens Nov 26, 2014 KBZAC
  • 17.
    To be continued… Comments? Suggestions?