<p>I found a website: <a href="https://deck.of.cards/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://deck.of.cards/</a>. It doesn't know anything about computer science or sorting, but I was able to use it to demonstrate insertion sort and let my students practice, which is all I needed.</p>

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2023-02-14T15:39:42.010Z
I wish it had an open-hand option. The 52 card drags and turnovers at the start are a *drag* (ba-dum CH!)
Ben I.
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2023-02-14T05:22:56.103Z
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Ellen Spertus
<p>When teaching my students about different sort algorithms, I would like to give them a virtual hand of cards to sort so they can try out an algorithm by dragging and dropping to reorder the cards. Is there an online simulator for this?</p>
<p>I am not asking for a visualization, which demonstrates sort algorithms step-by-step. I am looking for a site where the student has to move the items.</p>

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2023-02-13T15:57:19.763Z
This is specific enough that I bet it doesn't exist, but also such a cool idea that if it did exist, I would start using it immediately.
Ben I.
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Is there an online drag-and-drop interactive sort simulator?
# Is there an online drag-and-drop interactive sort simulator?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-13)

When teaching my students about different sort algorithms, I would like to give them a virtual hand of cards to sort so they can try out an algorithm by dragging and dropping to reorder the cards. Is there an online simulator for this?

I am not asking for a visualization, which demonstrates sort algorithms step-by-step. I am looking for a site where the student has to move the items.

**Tags:** resource-request, algorithms

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This is specific enough that I bet it doesn't exist, but also such a cool idea that if it did exist, I would start using it immediately.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2023-02-14. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

I found a website: <https://deck.of.cards/>. It doesn't know anything about computer science or sorting, but I was able to use it to demonstrate insertion sort and let my students practice, which is all I needed.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I wish it had an open-hand option. The 52 card drags and turnovers at the start are a *drag* (ba-dum CH!)  

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