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Plunk-It Sort

Drop items into bins with a satisfying plunk for quick sorting.

Best for: classification, categorization, fast-paced sorting drills.

Build Drag-and-Drop Bin Sorting Activities Without Coding

Build Drag-and-Drop Bin Sorting Activities Without Coding

Rise drag-and-drop blocks are stiff and slow. Learners need sorting practice that feels fast and physical. Building a responsive drop-into-bin interaction in Storyline means custom hit zones and states for every item and every target.

Plunk-It Sort lets learners grab items and drop them into labeled bins with immediate feedback, then exports a single HTML file you embed in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Captivate, Canvas, Moodle, or any LMS that accepts HTML.

Use it for classification drills, vocabulary sorting, compliance categorization, and any module where learners need to sort fast and feel the feedback.

How To Use the Generators


Each tool in the eLearningDesign.org ecosystem follows a streamlined, three-step workflow designed to keep you focused on instructional strategy while we handle the technical execution.

  1. Input Your Content: Open the Content tab to add your specific learning prompts, interactive options, and coaching feedback. This is where you build the logic and instructional heart of your activity.

  2. Customize Your Design: Switch to the Design tab to align the tool with your course aesthetic. You can manually adjust colors, typography, and layout structures to ensure a seamless visual fit.

  3. Generate and Embed: Go to the Generate tab to finalize your tool. Click "Copy Embed Code" for your authoring tool's HTML block, or "Download as HTML" for local hosting and offline use.

Common Use Cases


  • Classification Drills: Have learners sort items into labeled bins at speed to build automatic classification.

  • Vocabulary Sorting: Drop terms into the right category so learners practice grouping instead of listing.

  • Compliance Categorization: Sort scenarios or actions into compliant and non-compliant bins for fast judgment practice.

Technical Specifications


  • Visual Interface for Code: Focus on the items and bin labels while the generator handles the drag-and-drop mechanics, sound feedback, and scoring.

  • Fixed-Frame Optimization: Built to hold its layout inside iframes and web objects in Rise 360 and Storyline.

  • WCAG Friendly: Includes keyboard navigation support so the activity stays accessible.

  • Brand-Consistent Palette: Fully customizable colors and fonts so the tool matches any corporate, educational, or organizational identity.

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