Digital tool tutorial- Padlet

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The digital tool that chose to share is Padlet.  Padlets are an online bulletin board that allows for collaboration of ideas.  It is a place to hold information that you can constantly refer back to, add to, and link from. I have used padlets in the past, though I don’t think I’ve used them to the potential they have.  Colleagues have shared their padlets with me and I have been impressed.   My principal created a padlet that had ALL of our staff resources for the year- schedules, calendars, agendas, policies, etc.  Think of it as one stop shopping!  I have a shared google folder of parent resources (directories, reading logs, login information, health info) for my class, but I think that I may try using a padlet.  It’s visually more appealing (in my opinion) and I can provide information on the document as well as the link.  In the past I have started padlets with a simple question related to a subject we were learning about.  Honestly, I don’t think I followed through with them enough for them to take off.  Since our distance learning began, I wanted a way to keep the children connected. I wasn’t sure about our learning platform of Seesaw or the blog part of Seesaw, so I turned to Padlet.  For some parents, they felt it was just another ‘thing on the computer’ to learn, but many gave it a try and we created some really neat ways to connect with each other while we were apart. See some examples here:

How are you spending your time?

Week 1 of Remote Learning

Fun Ways to Learn at Home


What I have since found out is that I have used up my 8 free padlets.  Now I must upgrade in order to create more.  It is $8/month.  If I am committed to using this in the future, it is worth the money.  But I think I am going to wait to see what I learn from everyone else before I purchase.  I have a feeling I am going to want to try other new tools.


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Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 3, 2020 at 1:01 PM

    Your examples are interesting Becca. I have used padlet as an online repository for resources (both self created and from the our curriculum and the internet , but I did not know that you could use it as a way for families to interact and the comment on their posts. I will have to try that :)
    Eileen

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  2. Sue Connole's Digital Literacy JourneyJuly 4, 2020 at 6:36 AM

    Nice tutorial Becca. I also started using padlet while we were still in school. However, once I saw the 8 padlet maximum, I stopped. I might consider using this in the future though. It is a nice way to have a lot of information organized in one spot. I loved your "How are you spending your time?" responses.

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  3. Julie GonçalvesJuly 9, 2020 at 8:12 AM

    I love your padlet with your students!. So personal and engaging. I use it with 6th graders here you are doing it with Kindergarten, amazing! Great Job :)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 5, 2021 at 8:40 PM

    Padlet has been such a useful tool to use! It truly does make gathering resources for students easier since they don't have to look at an overwhelming list or material on Google Classroom, and they can be fun and interactive.

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