Layers, Slides, or lightboxes

So in real world terms, I'm imagining doing this, and I picture myself in a before computers world. I picture my elem, (or HS, or college) students sitting down to a table with 120 pictures on it, and I wonder,"Who cut out all those pictures?" My answer is "Not me! I only have a semester for this class, not forever." I wonder how big a table I need, and how long it is going to take to choose from that many pictures. I might get those pictures and bits of text cut out if I had a  grad student that wasn't worth anything else, or a paid para that didn't have anything to do, but ultimately, I will get around to wondering if this much work is worth the value the students are going to get out of it.
And that's a valid question, whether you are doing this project with paper, or pixels. How much slide space do you have to commit to allow sorting through hundreds of pictures and bits of text? Is is going to be worth the resources it consumes?

Here's a proof of concept sample with seven options. It allows the choice of any combination of picture and text, but doesn't allow moving or rotating the choices. It allows the choices to be carried over to the next page. I guess its up to you whether you want to make the investment to finish it out.

I might consider five canvases but only by giving each one one-fifth of the choices. You could probably duplicate these two slides, and just change the pictures and text, and it might be doable.

Those are my suggestions.

@Walt--I am sorry Walt, my example was hypothetical.  I was using it as an example to illustrate an experience I am trying to create.  I already have the pictures and text boxes created.  It is more like choose a card from this stack and choose a card from this stack and look at them and read the text.  Think of it this way.  You are given two stacks of playing cards and you are asked to pull one out from each stack and view them simultaneously.  I am trying to have the students pull from a finite stack of pictures and a finite stack of textboxes not by looking at each one.  Instead, I have created a random number generator of sorts where first they pick a number for each stack.  Each picture and text object has its own unique numbering system ie p1 or t1.  Then I want the picture object and text object they choose to appear in the same place (i.e. slide, layer, or lightbox) at the same time.  So, the students are picking numbers that correspond to picture and text objects, not actually shuffling through stacks of pictures and text to "paste" like an actual art project.  Basically, the dilemma is finding a way to have both pieces appear in the same place at the same time. 

@Walt  They pick 10 numbers randomly--don't need to think about it.  One picture and one text object appear for five steps.  Not hard, arduous, or complicated sorting and sifting.

Sorry, I forgot to attach my sample. It does show a way to have them appear together in the same box. You just need to apply your selection method instead of mine.

Walt, that is very cool.  I will definitely use it for my next coaching experience project.  You spent so much time on this.   It isn't quite the right fit for this one, but it is way cool.  I would repost it in the community, so other people see it.  I believe other people will want access to it, also.

Thanks very very much, Robin

Thanks.

If you attach what you have for this project, I may be able to find something that woks for it.