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In my opinion, with the rapid development of IT and the global circumstances, the necessity to improve online learning tools became crucial. Tools like Padlet I find very useful to improve the online/blended experience. I consider Padlet a very attractive tool, the idea of the virtual board with stick notes, records, pictures, videos…etc. for me is a very appealing way for students to engage and be proactive in the online or blended course (I even used it in a F2F class activity). I also like Padlet for being simple and easy to use even for those with ICT skills that are not very high.

This is what the author said in the article. Padlet is an innovative way to improve the learning experience and to enhance the performance of the students. Padlet, as an instructional web 2.0 tool:

· Facilitates interaction among students and also with the teacher

· Helps students remember the main ideas, as it activates different types of memory and activates our brain schemas.

· Motivates the learners and encourages them to express their own ideas, engage and collaborate

· Enhances their social and cognitive interactions and skills.

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Check this article about interesting uses of padlet :)

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Padlet is a great tool that allows for a number of synchronous and asynchronous online teaching opportunities, here are 4 fantastic uses for Padlet as part of online teaching and learning:

1. Backchannel and Q/A space

2. Sharing resources

3. Group work

4. Introductory space / Social space

Backchannel and Q&A space

One use for a Padlet is to use it as a backchannel for a module. Share the Padlet with students and let them know it's an area for them to post ideas and questions. This can be a good alternative to using Canvas Discussions as students can post questions anonymously on Padlet which may encourage them to post more often.

You aren't limited to just using text to reply to student questions on Padlet,. You could post a video or voice recording of yourself answering the question which will allow students to feel more connected and establish more of a personal connection with you. Padlet's ability to showcase a range of posts at once on a wall also then enables students to easily see previously answered questions.

Sharing resources

You can post a wide range of multimedia to Padlet, this can make it a great area to post resources and materials from videos to images to documents to audio files. If you've got a resource you want to share with your students chances are you can post it to a Padlet wall. The added benefit is that students can also post any useful resources they come across to share them with the whole class.

Here is an example of a Padlet used as an area to collate resources.

https://uofsussex.padlet.org/tel34/padletworkshop

Group work

Do you have students working on group projects together? Then why not get them set up with their own Padlet wall (students can have their own Padlet back accounts created by TEL on request from tutors) as an area to work collaboratively. They can post messages, share resources and collaborative documents. This can then also serve as a space for them to exhibit their finished group project to tutors or other students.

Padlet can also work for more short term group work, for example if you are holding a group teaching session on Zoom and you've broken students up into breakout rooms then you could ask for each group to post their group's thoughts or notes onto Padlet, this way you capture all your students thoughts and allow them to be easily shared with other groups.

You can learn more about how others at Sussex use Padlet for group work in DIY Digital: Doing Punk Online (Lucy Robinson and Chris Warne, History) and Learning from each other's reading with group Padlet walls (Evan Hazenberg, English).

Introductory space / Social space

Padlet can also be used as a social space for your modules allowing students to connect with each other. For example at the start of a module a Padlet could be created for students and staff to introduce themselves through video, text, audio or other media. You could ask every student to create a short video recording introducing themselves, other students then have the option to reply to each other and form a social connection.

For a great example of the use of Padlet to provide a social space for students see Sussex academic Dr Rebecca Webb's ALT blog post Padlet - digital walls for sharing, learning and teaching.

Things to consider: Accessibility

Not all of the functions in Padlet are fully accessible, though this is something they are working on (see Accessibility and Padlet). When using Padlet you should consider whether you need to provide alternatives or modify the activity to allow everyone to take part. If you know that students are using screen-reading software to access internet content, or relying on keyboard input to navigate computer resources (i.e. do not use a mouse), you should consider alternate ways to include these students in the planned activity. Care should also be taken that wallpaper and colour schemes used in Padlet do not disadvantage students who are partially-sighted or have a colour vision deficiency.

You can read more about using Padlet at Sussex on the TEL website and in these previous posts about Padlet:

The Technology Enhanced Learning team (TEL) are always happy to support staff getting started with Padlet or thinking about how it might be useful for their students' learning. Contact us at tel@sussex.ac.uk.

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4 fantastic uses for Padlet in online teaching - Educational Enhancement

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Padlet Tutorial - How to Get Started Guide

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·        I see that the use of padelt is of a crucial need and necessity in our 21 st century to keep learners engaged and an interesting platform to keep them engaged and productive. The use of padlet is a big step in learning and acquiring knowledge.” Cognitive and social interactions during collaborative learning can encourage higher level thinking for creation of new knowledge among undergraduates Although information literacy is taught in some institutions, the emphasis is on the acquisition, evaluation and the use of information to address issues and problems while there is less emphasis on teaching the creation of new knowledge”

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Am copying a utube of the advantage of padlet that i tought to share , a very intresting one too.

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Why use Padlet in your online teaching? Engage your learners.

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Padlet is a web based application that allows  teacher to share text, links, images, videos, and documents with her students in real time. Those who the teacher shares her wall with can contribute to it both synchronously or asynchronously.

What I like about Padlet that it is super user-friendly and students can easily contribute to a wall. A really easy tool for quick formative assessment, exit tickets, student input. it’s great for getting some quick input or having students share out links and images.

Padlet is an effective tool for brainstorming. Give a statement to students which they  have to discuss . Share the board and let students share their ideas and comments. This way, every student can see what the others think. You can discuss a few of the given answers with the whole class.

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30 ways to use Padlet in the Classroom

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Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been critical and important in improving the quality of education. Recent research has pointed out that students who utilize ICT in their education and learning process become more responsible and productive in their studies. ICT, as indicated in the article, enables students to generate new knowledge and link between their previous and current knowledge. This indicates that students are not only taught conceptual frameworks and theoretical content; however, they learn how to create new knowledge and apply what they have studied in their lives. Several authors and researchers illustrated that ICT encourages “a higher level of thinking” and creates new knowledge through collaborative learning. This type of “collaboration” allows students to interact with each other using their “cognitive” and “social” skills. However, the article pointed out that there is still “ a deficiency” of collaborative tools in the information literacy field. Accordingly, further investigations for more effective tools have been needed.

Padlet is a free tool that can be used and accessed smoothly by students and academic staff. It allows individuals to publish and share their notions and knowledge smoothly. It also enables them to reflect and comment on each other’s work. In the article, the author highlighted that students felt extremely interested in using “Padlet” and generating new knowledge while collaborating with each other.

In my own perspective and based on my experience as a teacher and student, I think more smoothly tools are needed to instruct students’ activities and give them the space to be innovative. I agree with the author that “Padlet” is an effective and productive way for developing several skills students have; however, I think we need more “tools” like padlet to allow students to practice using several tools without feeling “bored” or not being able to reflect on their own learning process.

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The goal of incorporating technology into the classroom is to improve teaching and learning, and this typically entails allowing students to engage with technology that they are familiar with. New ways should be introduced to students if they are expected to collaborate during class time, at home or at college.

Padlet is a fantastic tool for collecting, sharing, and updating ideas especially it's interface is user-friendly.
The options that padlet offers facilitate the way of notetaking or sharing ideas as it provides you with several options such as (written, audio, video, photos) and this can support the differentiated learning instruction.

Also adding the like option is very useful for students as they start interacting with each other using the like/comment option not only by adding a new contribution.

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Padlet is a virtual bulletin board and an excellent tool for collaborative learning. It's very practical for brainstorming and sharing ideas. It fosters collaboration and communication between students whether synchronously or asynchronously. It's very easy and user friendly tool as it allows students/teachers to share their ideas written or recorded. It's also a very engaging tool as it allows students to attach or post images, videos, links, sticky notes. It also helps students get some feedback from their peers/teacher and comments on their peer work as well, enabling them to exchange thoughts and producing new ideas or knowledge.

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Mark Sedrak                                                                                                                                                                  The article demonstrates how the Padlet as web based application can be used in collaborative learning. It shows how the students can interact together via sharing their thoughts and ideas regarding a certain topic on Padlet. In return, the collaborative learning process facilitated by Padlet enhances the learning experience of the students and increases their engagement and motivation. In my opinion, Padlet can be a great tool for online/ blended modes of learning especially in higher education as it is an easy to use application and very attractive to the students. Moreover, it can be used in asynchronous activities in blended learning as it gives the convenience of sharing ideas via posts in the students preferred timings.         

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Mark Sedrak                                                                                                                                                                  The article demonstrates how the Padlet as web based application can be used in collaborative learning. It shows how the students can interact together via sharing their thoughts and ideas regarding a certain topic on Padlet. In return, the collaborative learning process facilitated by Padlet enhances the learning experience of the students and increases their engagement and motivation. In my opinion, Padlet can be a great tool for online/ blended modes of learning especially in higher education as it is an easy to use application and very attractive to the students. Moreover, it can be used in asynchronous activities in blended learning as it gives the convenience of sharing ideas via posts in the students preferred timings.         

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Padlet is an instructional tool allowing for interactions and communication for the purpose of collaborative learning. The process of skills acquiring, internalizing, applying and creating new knowledge is achievable through Padlet, an interactive instructional tool. This occurs through interaction to improve memory and motivate learners. Not to mention that discussions occurring on Padlet enable learners to form a learning community with a shared goal for knowledge building; as dialogue and interaction allow for the internalization of learning. Through a constructivist lens, collaborative learning regard students as expert learners, where meaning and synthesis of knowledge is negotiated from multiple perspectives.
In the context of blending learning, interactive instructional tools can be used to allow for autonomy and engagement where students reflect and showcase resources used to address a specific topic.