Hot Spot Activity
Give users an image with specific parts you want them to be able to identify by clicking on that spot.
Users can earn points for each correct answer.
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Things to know |
Activity title:
Up to 35 characters look best (50 max)
Activity instruction:
Up to 50 characters look best (500 max)
Number of hotspots:
Unlimited
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You will want to avoid overlapping hotspots. |
HotSpot Instruction Prompt character Limitlimits:
Up to 75 characters
Hotspot Heading character Limit:
Up to 50 characters
Hotspot Description word Limits:
Up to 150 words look best
Up to 75 words if using an image
Activity image best practice:
Recommended main image maximum size 1020px width x 500px height
Recommended hotspot image size 366px width x 290px height
To maintain image quality, crop the image dimensions using any image editor (ex. Paint/Paintbrush).
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If an image is re-sized but not cropped to match pixel dimensions, the image may be stretched or squeezed to fit which can degrade the image quality. |
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Image of Activity |
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Tips |
When a user clicks the X in the activity, the card is removed from the deck.
This is a study guide feature that allows the user to customize the deck to meet their study needs.
The card is maintained in the activity and will repopulate when the page is refreshed.A scrollbar will be available to view content that expands more than 255 pixel height.
Customize the Animation method used to Card Flip, Move to Next Card, or Move to Previous
<insert video of animation changes>
You will want to avoid overlapping hotspots to ensure clear interactions with the activity.
In the activity editor, you can Zoom into the image to better draw the hotspot. Use the icon to drag the Zoom image.
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Accessibility |
Screen readers will also read out loud:
Activity Title
Activity Instructions
Activity Keyboard Command ListSlide
Skip/Complete/Retry Button
Hotspot Prompt text
Image Hotspot Alternative Text
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Keyboard Command list for Activity |
Create a Hot Spot Activity
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Build the Activity |
Click + to create a card.
Add text, image, or media content to the card.
Click in the editor window to:
Format text font style, size, color, and alignment.
Click the image icon to add an image to the flash card.
Click the media icon to add media to the flash card.
Use the link icon to hyperlink text to a website, local files, etc.
Use the right-click menu to add even more features.
4. Adjust the Animation method (optional):
Card Flip
Move to Next Card
Move to Previous
5. Turn Shuffle: On to automatically rearrange the cards. (optional)
6.Select File to insert your local image file, SoftChalk Cloud image file or URL image file location.
Click
to create a HotSpot.Click and drag to color part of the image.
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Students do not see the HotSpot |
Enter text in the Prompt field.
Enter text in the Alternative Text field.
Repeat STEPS 2-5 until all HotSpots have been created.
When finished, click OK.
The
Hot Spot Activity placeholder will appear in the lesson.
7. Preview the lesson changes.
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Hot Spot Activity video |
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Show Hints Answers (on) |
When Show Hints Answers is toggle ON, the the colored hot spot will appear
on the image when the student
completes the activity.
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Image of Show |
Answers ON |
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Show Hints Answers (off) |
When Show Hints Answers is toggled OFF, the Fthe colored hot spot will not appear on the image. The Complete button is not available.
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Image of Show |
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Customize Hotspot Description |
| bgColor | #DEEBFF |
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Answers OFF |
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Customize Hot Spot Color |
Notice a different color appears when
adding a new hotspot.
Click on the hotspot color swatch to determine the color.
With Show HintsAnswers: ON, students will see this color as a dot to identify the hotspot in the image.
The dot is placed with the first click to draw the hotspot on the image.
The drawn hotspot on the image is only visible in the Hot Spot Activity editor. Users do not see the drawing.
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Image |
of HotSpot color pallet |
Hot Spot Activity Mobile Views
Vertical | Horizontal |
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