Call: computer-assited language learning is an approach to language teaching and learning in which computer technology is used as an aid to the presentation, reinforcement and assessment of material to be learned, usually including a substancial interactive element.

Authoring tools: hot potatoes, quandary, online quiz generator, author ware flash, flash.

Why use CALL? motivating, authentic, interactive, personalized.

Hot potatoes: a fun tool for adding interactive exercises to your website.  application to create programs

The Hot Potatoes collection consists of six interactive applications: crosswords, gap-filling exercises, jumbled-sentences, matching and ordering activities, multiple-choice and short-answer exercises. Teachers can use these individually or combine them to create online tests. All Hot Potatoes software is free.