Ordering Activity

Create a question that requires students to identify the correct order of items in relation
to one another. Be specific in the question as to the direction of the ordering (i.e., lowest
to highest, least to greatest, oldest to youngest, etc.).

See an online example.

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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)

Activity prompt:

100 characters or less look best (unlimited)

Number of activity cards:

Up to 10 cards look best (unlimited)

A vertical scrollbar appears after 10 cards.

Activity image best practice:

2:3 Image Aspect Ratio work best for an image only card.

4:3 Image Aspect Ratio work best for an image with text (50% image, 50% text).

Minimum 179 pixel width x134 height pixel.

A 2:3 ratio means that an image’s width is 2 units and the height is 3 units.
A 4:3 ratio mean that an image’s width of is 4 units and a height of 3 units.
A unit can be inches, lines, or pixels
There are several free image editors available to adjust the image aspect ratio.

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To maintain image quality, crop the image dimensions using any image editor (ex. Paint/Paintbrush).

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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Activity Image

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Tips

Images with no or limited text work best.

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Accessibility

Screen readers will also read out loud:

Activity Title
Activity Instructions
Activity Keyboard Command List
Activity prompt
Card text
Image alt text

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Keyboard Command list for Activity

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Create an Ordering Activity

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Build the Activity

Click the icon and
enter a text, image, or
text and image card.
Or Import a text list
(optional).
For instructions on
importing and exporting
text lists, see the section
Import and Export Text
Lists.
Click Select File to
insert your local image
file, SoftChalk Cloud
image file or URL image
file location (optional).
Add Alt text to the
image (required if an
image is selected).
Hover over the image
and choose to Change
Image or click the
Trash Can icon to
delete the image.
Enter text into the editor
card in the center.
Use the text toolbar to
change font size, format,
and color.
To the right is a preview
of the card as it will
appear in the activity.
You can click Back to
return to the activity
editor and view the
cards already created or
add a new item in the
activity.
Click OK to insert
the activity into your
lesson
When finished, click OK.
The Ordering Activity placeholder will appear in the lesson.
Preview the lesson changes.