Answers.Body: <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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Answers.Text: 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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Body: <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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Comments.Text: 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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Tags: <resource-request><algorithms>
Title: Is there an online drag-and-drop interactive sort simulator?
ThreadText: # 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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  ### 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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