What is Padlet?

Padlet is a digital board with which users can collect and share diverse ideas at a single platform. It is called an electronic bulletin board or free virtual wall where documents, text, videos, image, file, web link can be uploaded in form of digital sticky notes by teachers and students.

Some features of Padlet:

• Create the unique Padlet link. 
• Padlet allows you to insert ideas anonymously or with your name. 
• Whoever has the Padlet board opened on his smartphone or computer, can see what’s on it and what everyone is writing.
• Students just have to take a device and start adding little sticky notes online. 
• Students can see all the ideas gathered on the teacher board immediately.
• Resources can be dragged and arranged easily.
• Walls can be shared or exported in many different formats.
• Content may be exported in form of an image, PDF, Excel document or CSV file.
• The creator of the wall can manage posts from other users.
• Student do not need an account to access Padlet walls.
• Real-time view of other students posts.
• It makes lessons more interesting.
• The website allows “mobilizing” the wall and creating a QR code.
• Students and teachers can post their notes on a common page.

How to share/ export Padlet?

1. Click on the “sharing” menu on the right hand side of the screen to view a range of ways to share your wall. 

2. Finally, once the activity is complete, you can  export it as a PDF or image etc.

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Creative ways to use padlet in classroom

• Classroom communication : Use the Padlet stream layout and communicate assignments and important lesson material to your students.

• Gather feedback : Create a wall to gather feedback from the whole class on a topic.

• Survey : Ask students a question and have them post their responses immediately.

• Sharing resources: Users can share files and links easily with Padlet. 

• Class profile : Each student uploads a photo and an introduction about themselves.

• Prior knowledge: Try to figure out what students already know about the topic you’re about to teach. What prior knowledge do your students have about that particular topic and what don’t they know?

• Video: Post subject specific videos for students to comment.

• Exit ticket : Many students prefer to remain silent when asked what they’ve learned at the end of class. Create an “Exit ticket” wall for students to use before they leave class to summarise one thing they’ve learned or one question they still have.