Have you used it before? How did it go? Become a follower to catch more posts about middle and high school ELA. Thanks for reading! Leave a comment with your thoughts about Padlet. I never did figure out why students were unable to access it even though I was still able to.īesides these two technical problems - which I was able to work around quickly, by the way– I think I’ll continue to use the app on an ongoing basis… both this spring and next fall. After being notified by a student, I had to make a brand new Padlet for the assignment. On another occasion, the link to a Padlet simply stopped working for students.That blocked students from being able to return later to the Padlet to comment on a classmate’s post. For some reason (system overload? just a glitch?), the link for two of my Padlets changed over the course of a week.This is a Padlet where students posted their defense of their alternative titles for the novel, A River Runs Through It. REAL-TIME COLLABORATION: All comments and input provided by students are in real-time so there’s no waiting.CONTROL: I can moderate student posts if I would like to or I can set Padlets so responses instantly publish.I can also use photos from my device or the web. For example, I can design a Padlet to fit the topic or subject matter (or my case, a text) using color schemes, fonts, wallpapers, and photography that’s built into the site.
GOOD DESIGN: The Padlet boards look nice and can complement visually the particular board topic.PRIVACY: I can set the Padlet to be private so it’s only accessible to my classes, or I set it for public viewing.I just share them the link to the Padlet and they can access it. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED: Students don’t have to make an account to participate.As the teacher, I can choose reaction styles: hearts, thumbs up, thumbs down, votes, stars, or assign grades using points. COLLABORATION: Padlet allows for interaction between the poster and the reader.Students write better when they know their work will likely be read by others besides me. Publishing work “beyond my desk” adds so much more accountability and engagement. This is so key to my teaching philosophy, and I’m always on the lookout for ways for students to get published. INSTANT PUBLISHING: The program allows students to instantly publish their work.And obviously, I have much to learn, but so far here are my first impressions based on my limited use to date. Without further ado, my pros and cons for this new app are listed below. It’s definitely something I want to try next fall. Receiving instant feedback as students reach and comment to others’ posts in real time during class should add relevancy and engagement while they work. Using Padlet in this way will add an immediacy to their writing.
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Users can choose the wallpaper backgrounds for the Padlets from a large selection available free on the site.įor example, I can envision projecting a Padlet on my whiteboard as students work so they can see their comments publish immediately, as well as those of others. This is a Padlet I created for an assignment where students posted playlists for the two main characters in the novel, A River Runs Through It. While I’m using it now for distance learning during my school’s COVID-19 closing, I really think it will have more optimal use in the classroom. Read on for my first impressions in the form of pros and cons. Yesterday, I wrote about six assignments I am using to test-drive the discussion board app called Padlet. Make a padlet yours by choosing custom backgrounds, themes, and building your profile.Photo by John Schnobrich on Unsplash My first impressions of this app for my high school classroom Oh, and maybe write a travel journal as you go.ģ. An example: upload your train tickets to the same padlet that has an article about the city you’ll be visiting. Once you have collected your links, you can add text notes, upload files to the same padlet. So, instead of collecting links about your next vacation alone, you can collect it together with your better half. Used by teachers, students, professionals, and individuals of all ages, all around the world, padlets can be selectively shared and edited among multiple contributors.ġ.
Create a grocery list, a Venn diagram, a discussion board, a group greeting card, a portfolio, or a business plan, all in one app. Padlet is different from other blogging tools and inspiration boards because it’s flexible. Drag in a video, record an interview, snap a selfie, write text posts or upload some documents, and voilà! We give you an empty page and you can put whatever you like on it. Padlet mini allows you to bookmark the best of the web by adding items to a collaborative digital canvas. Collect and bookmark the best of web for yourself or with friends.
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