Connections Activity
Connections Activity
With the Connections Activity, provide a prompt for learners to identify an item(s) from an unlimited group of items. Learners will click to select items that are ‘connected’ or related to the ‘prompt.’
See an online example.
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.
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.
Activity Image
Images with no or limited text work best.
Screen readers will also read out loud:
Activity Title
Activity Instructions
Activity Keyboard Command List
Activity prompt
Card text
Image alt text
Create a Connections Activity
Enter an activity prompt.
This prompts the student to click on a specific area of the image.Click the ‘Add Item’ + icon to create a card.
Add and format text in the middle card (optional) and/or
Add an image using Select File (optional).Add Alt text to the image (required if an image is selected).
If the card is the correct answer, click the box under ‘Correct Answer’ at the right.
Return to the activity editor clicking the Back button.
Repeat these steps to create all correct or incorrect card(s).
Select options: Partial Credit, Show Answers, Feedback Sounds, or add points for a scored activity.
When finished, click OK.
The Connections Activity placeholder will appear in the lesson.Preview the lesson changes.
When partial credit is enabled, learners will receive points for correct selections.
Then points are detracted for any incorrect selection.
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When partial credit is disabled, the leaner must make all correct selections to receive points for the activity.
Connections Activity Mobile Views
Vertical | Horizontal |
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