Sorting Activity in Rise

Hi Kelly!

I'm sure you'll get lots of examples from folks in the community! In the meantime, here are a couple that have already been shared:

• Check out the "Knowledge Check" lesson in this example by Elizabeth Miles.
• Have a look at the "Giving Feedback" lesson of Allison LaMotte's course.

I can't wait to see what else will be shared here! 🙂

I want to add a sorting activity to a lesson that has block style components. Where is the menu that allows me to access the Process, Sorting Activity, Video and Quiz lessons? I am not able to find directions or file or comments that tell me how to insert a sorting activity. Can you help me with this?

Hi LaVon,

We're working on creating each of those individual lessons as pieces you can add into Blocks, but they're not ready just yet. Labeled graphic will be up first, and we'll let you know as soon as it's available. 

Hi Bridgette!

You can add a Sorting Activity lesson to your Rise course from the course main page. Simply click Add Content, and you'll see the activity in the pre-built lessons.

Hello,

I need 5 different categories for my sorting activity, is 4 the official limit? I can't find a way to add another one. 

Hi Ariane,

As soon as we have an ETA we'll let you know! But once you can add a sorting activity as a part of a block, you could even string a few together! 

Marilyn,

You're right - the sorting activity allows for 4 categories.

Hello, I have the same question. I have 5 categories to work with in the Sorting Card activity but I still see only 4 options. I really just need one more category to make my lesson effective. I am not familiar with Storyline yet. How else can I do this? Please help :)

Welcome to the Articulate family, Manisha! 

Excellent question! Each sorting activity can have up to 4 categories/drop targets at this time. Here are a few things to keep in mind when designing sorting activities.

I'm submitting a feature request on your behalf and we'll keep you updated with any news on such an increase! In the meantime, one option could be to build the sorting activity in Storyline 360. Then, embed it into Rise using a Storyline Block.

We can appreciate there's lots of information and tricks to absorb when starting out, so don't be shy to lean on us for help! 😊

Hi Katie,

Thank you for the warm welcome and for submitting a feature request on my behalf. I hope this can be implemented soon. I have a follow up question. I want to change the text color of the category title and the background color of the categories/drop target.  How can I do that?

Thanks for your help :)

Good morning, Manisha!

Great follow-up questions. While there isn't a feature to customize the color of the category title and card background, I'm going to share these suggestions with our product team, too!

If you're using a Sorting Activity custom block, though, you can change the block's background color. Here's how!

When creating a custom Sorting Activity lesson, hover over its Settings > click on the default color under Background Color > select the color of your choice and then click Done. Here's a sample Rise course for a visual guide!

Thanks again for letting us know what you'd like to see! As always, feel free to share any other thoughts you may have here or through our Feature Request form – we're all ears!