#Padlet
Padlet is an attractive web application that allows users to create simple online spaces that look like a piece of paper, or a blank wall. Users can attach ‘sticky notes’ by double-clicking anywhere, and upload - or link to - images, files, videos and sound recordings. Web pages and media will appear and play directly on the Padlet wall, providing a very appealing user experience. This provides an easy way for learners to collaborate and curate web-based resources, or generate ideas together. Padlet describes itself as a “multimedia friendly, freeform, real-time wiki”. Unlike many other kinds of wiki, it allows for multiple users to edit at the same time. There are multiple settings to allow users to modify the Padlet wall, by adding different ‘wallpapers’, setting privacy and permissions and customizing the wall’s weblink. While the default format is free-form, other formats (list or grid) may provide an easier viewing experience if a large number of posts is expected. The classic version of the tool is free, but there are premium versions that offer more privacy, security, branding, user management and monitoring, including a version specifically for educators, Padlet Backpack.
How can Padlet be used in learning and teaching?
Padlet can be used to increase learner interactivity in a number of ways. In class, a link to a Padlet wall can be shared with learners (for example, as a QR code that learners can scan with their smart phones or tablets). The ease with which it is possible to add to the wall encourages engagement, and the results are instantly shareable with other learners. Padlet can be linked to or embedded within a VLE such as Moodle, and learners can view or share multimedia resources with each other easily.
If you teach a Modern Foreign Language, you may be able to use Padlet in the language of your choice by clicking on the drop-down arrow beside English on the top left of the screen and selecting the appropriate language.
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