Padlet
Create and collaborate via interactive, multimedia bulletin boards
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Grade Levels: 3-12
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Tags: Collaboration, Communication, Differentiation
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What is Padlet?
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Teaching with Padlet
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Implementation Process
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Resources & Examples
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Padlet is a website and app that allows students to curate information onto virtual boards called Padlets. Teachers can share boards via links or QR codes, or students can create their own. Blank pages quickly fill up with videos, text, links, documents, GIFs, images -- basically anything -- for other users to see. Because Padlet is device-neutral, teachers can easily use Padlet in any 1:1 or virtual classroom.
Padlet offers lots of places to get support, including social media pages, an entertaining blog, a FAQ section, and plenty of use cases. A paid upgrade offers features specific to educators' needs, including unlimited Padlets, more upload space, folders, and priority support.
Padlet allows users to visually create an online bulletin board to display information on any topic by embedding texts, images, links, videos, and documents. Padlet walls can be shared with others, and more than one person can contribute to a Padlet wall, opening the door to teamwork and group projects. Once someone creates a wall, they can keep it private, but there are also various ways to share it: socially, via Google Classroom, by exporting it to a file, embedding it in a blog or website, or turning it into a QR code.
As a tool for group projects, Padlet really shines. Divide the class into small groups, and have students work together at home to research a particular subject. Alternatively, let students pool notes together in class for a virtual group study session. Padlet is also great for reflection; ask students to respond to an open-ended question, and encourage then to up-vote, favorite, or respond to their peers' responses.
Padlet can be used:
Make sure to note that teachers can add moderation and turn on comments and voting features for more collaboration. As added checks against inappropriate content, moderators can turn on profanity filters, screen all posts before making them visible, or require that students display their names on the board. Be aware, unless students add their names to each note they post, teachers won't know who's posting what.
As a tool for group projects, Padlet really shines. Divide the class into small groups, and have students work together at home to research a particular subject. Alternatively, let students pool notes together in class for a virtual group study session. Padlet is also great for reflection; ask students to respond to an open-ended question, and encourage then to up-vote, favorite, or respond to their peers' responses.
Padlet can be used:
- To summarize chapters in a textbook,
- For note taking for a class,
- As a showcase of students’ projects,
- To create a class profile,
- As a Questions/Discussion/Reflection board,
- To outline a paper that needs to be written,
- For lesson planning,
- For brainstorming,
- To create storyboards,
- To plan projects/trips and determine assignments, or
- To help students with learning disabilities benefit from information being shown in a visual fashion.
Make sure to note that teachers can add moderation and turn on comments and voting features for more collaboration. As added checks against inappropriate content, moderators can turn on profanity filters, screen all posts before making them visible, or require that students display their names on the board. Be aware, unless students add their names to each note they post, teachers won't know who's posting what.
The terms state padlets can be saved with a range of privacy settings, ranging from private, to password protected, to fully visible to anyone with the URL. The ability to leave comments with pictures, video, or audio can be toggled alongside visibility settings. The most permissive settings allow for anonymous comments on public posts. Padlet also offers a school-specific, paid offering called Backpack, that provides additional teacher and student features and privacy protections. In the default Padlet account, profiles are publicly visible to anyone with the URL. The terms warn users that if they are contributing to a padlet, they should exercise caution when sharing personal information regardless of the privacy level. The owners of a padlet could change its privacy visibility settings at any time; a padlet you thought was private today may become totally public tomorrow. The terms of service specify that the school, teacher, or district is responsible for any parental consent requirements or obligations covered under COPPA or FERPA. The terms also specify that Padlet is not intended to be used by people under the age of 13 without the guidance, supervision and consent of their parents, guardians and/or authorized school officials
Bottom Line:
The terms specify that schools or teachers using the site with children are expected to get parental consent before sharing student information on the site.
The terms specify that schools or teachers using the site with children are expected to get parental consent before sharing student information on the site.
Before introducing a new educational technology tool in the classroom,
it is recommended that you complete the Technology Tool Implementation Checklist.
it is recommended that you complete the Technology Tool Implementation Checklist.
Resources
Tool Website: padlet.com
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Information about the various features of Padlet. |
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Stunning example padlets from the Padlet team and user community. All examples can be used for inspiration and remade as templates. |
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Padlet Backpack is designed to help teachers and students collaborate easily in a private environment. |
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30 creative ways to use Padlet for teachers and students. |
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Padlet For Teachers: The Best Tips, Tricks, and Ideas For Your Classroom |
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Padlet also offers Backpack for Schools, a bulk pricing plan that gives schools more privacy options, extra security, student portfolios, and more. |
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Padlet is a web app that lets users post notes on a digital wall. The uses for this site in the classroom are virtually endless! |
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Teacher Examples
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High School |
English/Language Arts |
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Middle School, High School |
Any |