Brainstorm and Sort in Articulate

A client contacted me with a need to let students brainstorm a list of ideas/items and then later sort them into categories. I thought this was a great idea! So I got to work. I recorded a screenr (bottom of post) to demo some of its features and how to use it... but really its pretty self-explanatory.

• Set up your slides with a bit of instruction at the top.
• Drop the gather.swf into the slide where you want them to input info
• Drop either sort1.swf, sort2.swf, or sort3.swf into the slide where they should... well sort.

Updated: We've updated this widget to include a few new features:

• You can now set the items you want the learner to sort using a simple XML file (we've included one with demo data to help you get started.)
• You can provide the user with two different types of feedback. First, you can tell the learner if they have put it in the right column or not. Then you can also tell them if they have the items in the right order or not!
• Works in almost any enviorment Articulate, Lectoa, etc, even plain ole HTML.

Checkout these live demos:

• Two column sort and order
  One column order
• Two column sort
• Original Brainstorming! with both the three and the two column options.

Three notes:

1. When you insert the swfs choose "When user clicks next" and "Movie plays independently"
2. The sort swfs have green rectangles. They will not be visible when you publish. They are there to help you line up your graphics.
3. You can can use both sort swfs in the same course in either order.