In Class Task 6; Reflection on the use of Hot potatoes

First and foremost, i would like to thank Dr. Izaham for introducing the hot potatoes to us. i never thought that there's such a software that really helpful and make things easy especially for teachers to come out with an interesting approach to teach the language.

So far, learning how to use hot potatoes really makes me feel excited to try and explore further. Before this, i only enjoy the language games or exercises on-line not knowing that we can simply create it on our own- how wonderful. In fact, its simple way to use really helpful particularly for a novice like me (plus the guidance from dr. Izaham). Definitely i will be clueless if i were asked to use it abruptly without step-by-step guidance from Dr. Izaham.

The best part of Hot Potatoes for me is JCloze. I like using JCloze as it can switch a dull reading exercise into an interesting and interactive one. we can put pictures, audio sound as well as video for the learners so that it will be more attractive and even it would be very helpful for them to understand the passage. I talk based on my experience because when i was in school, i hate reading close passage because it is very boring. Though the concept is basically similar, yet the use of pictures, audio and all that will give a new-look to the close passage and this will indirectly decrease the level of bored among learners.

Anyway, using JMatch is also interesting. I have experienced playing the matching exercises on-line and that time i was wondering how they (the authors of the website) can come out with that exercises or games. it seems very sophisticated to me indeed as we can simply 'click and drag' the answers. so as i have been exposed to the use of JMatch in Hot Potatoes, i finally have all the answers for my questions before. now it was no longer that sophisticated to me as long as we have this sophisticated software- Hot Potatoes.

Nevertheless, we cannot always expect that things will always be easy. same goes with the use of Hot Potatoes. now it has shown its real colour as it has challenged us through the use of JMix. i bet, it is quite confusing to keep on 'linking' back and forth and yet it still not working like how we expected it to be. perhaps it means to say that "hey, don't look easy on me!"... well,anyhow i am still learning on how to make it smoothly linked to the next and previous questions. after all, it is our duty to continue on learning even outside the classroom.

As the matter of fact, the exposure to Hot Potatoes is something very beneficial for me as it somehow taught me on how to integrate the use of computer and internet in language teaching. thanks to the inventor of Hot Potatoes.