Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Zeynep BAŞER

AUTHORING SOFTWARE

QuizFaber

It is a free sofware which allows to create multimedia quizzes in HTML with a JavaScript. One can create a variety of questions by using this program, such as multiple choice tests, True-False exercise, open-ended questions and fill-in-the-blanks exercise. The user can determine a maximum time for finishing the quiz. S/he can change or redesign the background of the page. Explanation for the answers can be written. Moreover, at the end of the activity, the students can see their score immediately, and the results can be stored.

Hot Potatoes

Using Hot Potatoes, one can create interactive web-based activities such as multiple choice, short answer, jumbled sentence, crossword, matching/ordering, fill-in-the-blanks exercises. Students can learn immediately how successful they have been. One can play MP3 Audio files in their exercises. However, it is not a freeware. It is just free for state-funded and non-profit- making educational instutitions, otherwise it must be paid for a licence.

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