Padlet
What is Padlet?
Padlet is an online bulletin board where teachers and students can post notes on a common page. It is a great place to host online discussions and collaborative activities. Padlet is quick to set up, easy to use, and provides multiple ways for students to respond to the prompt and to each other. Besides text, students can include images, photos or videos created with their webcams, links, files, locations on a Google map, and more. A very nice feature of Padlet is that students do not need a login to Padlet to contribute to your board.
There are eight different layouts to choose from when you are setting up your Padlet board. The picture to the right shows the Canvas layout where content can be scattered around the page and labeled arrows can show the connections. |
Padlet Examples and Ideas for Educators
Click on the images in the Padlet posts below to visit other Padlet boards that show you a variety of ways educators have set up and used Padlet.
Set Up a Padlet Account
You can create a free account at Padlet.com, which will allow you to have up to three Padlets. While this is a limitation, boards can be reused once you are finished with the first purpose. When you click on Sign up for free, you have the option of signing up with your Apple, Google, or Microsoft accounts. Alternately, you can create your own email-based login.
After you spend some time using Padlet, you may want to be able to have more boards. Padlet provides a Personal account subscription for $8 per month that will give you unlimited boards. |
Create Your First Padlet Board
In the top left area of your Dashboard, click + Make a Padlet.
Select the type of layout you would like to use for your board. You may want to try out a few Padlets to work out the best format for your activity.
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Learn More about Padlet Layouts and ToolsWatch this video to learn about the eight different layouts available for Padlet boards as well as the tools that are available for students to use when they make their posts.
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Your new Padlet board will open and the Modify (Settings) panel will be open on the right side of the screen. There are many choices to make here.
At the top of the Modify panel you will set up the following items:
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In the Posting section you make selections that determine what options you will make available for posts added to your board.
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Share Settings
If you know other Padlet-using educators you can use the Add Members link to invite them to collaborate with you on your board with different levels of privileges . In the Privacy section you can see the privacy setting you have selected for your board as well as what privileges you have given to students who will access your board. The settings to the left show that the board has a Secret URL that can only be accessed by someone who has the link and that visitors will be able to write (add posts) on the board. Click on Change Privacy to make different selections. |
When the Change privacy settings open you will see a list of different options for the viewability of your Padlet board. Most educators use the Secret or Public options. At the bottom of the Change privacy settings box you will see the current Visitor permissions. Click on the drop down menu to the right to make changes to Visitor permissions. |
There are three choices for Visitor Permissions.
Most educators use the Can write option while the board is being developed and switch to Can read when the board is complete. |
Methods of Sharing Your Padlet Board
If you continue scrolling down the Share Settings panel you will reach the Share options for actually sharing your board with your students and others.
Most educators use Copy link to clipboard and then paste the link into an email message, a notification app like Remind, into an assignment in their Learning Management System, or post it on their website. Review the available options and select the best one for you and your students. |
Watch this video to learn how to use the Share on Google Classroom option.
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Using the Padlet Map Layout
Padlet map is a layout that lets you pin locations in an interactive map. Check out the example below by zooming in to find the 13 original United States colonies. Currently Connecticut and Rhode Island have some locations identified.
Learn How to Use the Padlet Map Layout
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