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There's a good chance you've done the "write on a sticky note and put it on the wall" activity - or have seen it happen before.
Padlet lets those sticky notes have images, links and videos AND be available with practically any Internet-ready device.
It used to be blocked by my school's Internet filter. This school year, the powers that be have allowed it through on student devices, opening up lots of possibilities in class!

Padlet is a great place for gathering ideas, sharing them and modifying them later. It's like a living, breathing webpage. Users can add links, YouTube videos, files and images to Padlet notes. They can move and arrange them. A link to a Padlet can be shared and Padlets can be embedded into webpages.

Here are 20 ways to use Padlet in class:

15. Collect videos to share in class

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20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now

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Padlet is a web app that lets users post notes on a digital wall. The uses for this site in the classroom are virtually endless!There's a good chance

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This summer I was introduced to a new form of technology called Padlet . Basically, it is a bulletin board that the students can post on to record their thoughts on any matter of subject. They can add pictures or website links as well. After using this myself, with a group of teachers, I knew that my fifth graders would LOVE to us the forum as well.

So once a week, for a total of 15 minutes, I have been doing what I call "Book Brag Padlet".

I give my students the Padlet link and access password, and they are faced with a blank bulletin board. At the top, I have a reading response prompt. So far, I have done three with my class. The first was a regular "brag". The students had to tell me about their book and convince me to read it. The second one asked the students to discuss the setting of their book (since we are using the lessons right now, it fit perfectly) and the last was to tell me an "Aha Moment" in their story as well (since all of my kids, coincidentally, are reading fiction books....AND we are using the Notice and Note strategies)

What I love about this is that the kids are so invested in using the platform. They are just pulled in. They really like seeing each other typing at the same time and reading about each other's books. They are learning about not just their own setting, but the setting in 33 other books. I also love that I can instantly tell if someone is reading or not. They are writing "on the spot" and that is very hard to do if you have nothing to write about because you aren't reading anything.

I have also used Padlet as a sort of group brainstorm outlet. When introducing my students to the idea of European exploration of the new world, I showed each group a painting that captures the moment when the Spanish met the Native Americans for the first time. I wanted them to write down all of the things they saw going on in the painting....the emotion, the body language.....so I had them create a Padlet with only the members in their group. Then, instead of just one person writing and everyone else sort of sitting back, each group member could be writing down their own ideas while still discussing with their group mates. More people were actively involved than the traditional paper and pencil activity.

To set up the group Padlets, I simply set up 6 individual Padlets through my account. I then created 6 assignments, with the links to each individual Padlet, in Google Classroom. I told each group their number, and that is the assignment they clicked on in Google Classroom.

All in all, I am so excited about this new form of technology I am using. I know there are SO many more ways it can be used in class. I have only hit the tip of the iceberg.

Have you used Padlet before? How do you implement it with your students?

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This summer I was introduced to a new form of technology called Padlet . Basically, it is a bulletin board that the students can post on to record their thoughts on any matter of subject. They can add pictures or website links as well.

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From a Kdgn Teacher

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I'm Jonna from The Primary Life and I'm excited to share a great idea from my classroom. One of the easiest and most versatile tech tools that I use in my classroom is Padlet-formerly called Wallwisher. It is a virtual wall where you can place digital "sticky notes" that have pictures, videos, links, etc.

Our kids love Padlet and here are some ways that we have used it our kindergarten class.
In this example, we created a Padlet to collect all of our Showme screencasts of the First Thanksgiving.

We found that Padlet is a great way to collaborate with other classes beyond our four walls. They make it so easy because a login is not required to post a sticky on the wall. Here is an example of a Padlet we created to see what other classes across the country knew about baby animals. Our kids were so excited to see other classes from California, Missouri and Georgia add to our Padlet. I embedded the Padlet into my blog, like I did here so they do not need to go the the Padlet website. If you click on the wall below you can add your own sticky note. Try it!

This year, we were curious about recess and what it looked like at other schools. So what did we do? Yes, we created a Padlet and invited other classes to show us their playground or what they did during recess.

Here are some quick and easy tips to get you started on your Padlet journey!

I really hope that this a tool that you can use in your classroom! For even more ideas from
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Helpful Harvest: Using Padlet in the Classroom

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I'm Jonna from The Primary Life and I'm excited to share a great idea from my classroom. One of the easiest and most versatile tech tools that I use in my classroom is Padlet-formerly called Wallwisher. It is a virtual wall where you can place digital "sticky notes" that have pictures, videos, links, etc.

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AKA Wallwisher

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Ideas from a 3rd Grade teacher

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This is the third year that our district has been implementing a Digital 1:1 with students. Third graders here have laptops that they use in the classroom and take home each night. Classroom management and a consistent routine are key features needed in all classrooms, but it is especially important when you add devices.

I use two tools on a regular basis that have proven to be tried and true for me!

First of all, I use Symbaloo Edu to organize all of the websites for my students. Don't know about that one? Pop over to my blogpost during a Tricks & Treats Bloghop at 3rd Grade Pad to read how I use it.

Secondly, I use Padlet WITH my Symbaloo.

Padlet is a Web 2.0 tool that allows the user to create a space, much like a bulletin board, to stick website links, pdf & word files, and there is a web camera option (that I've never used!). It is a perfect tool to share a variety of sources in one cohesive location.

Before I show you how to make one, let me share the ways Padlet is used in my classroom, keeping in mind that my goal is to share links and files in one location for my students.

Weekly Reading Padlet

If you will notice in the screenshot above, I have a button that is labeled Reading Street with the name of the Unit and Week of study. This is a quick link to get to my Padlet page.

As you can see on this Padlet, I have my Spelling HW for the week, a copy of the heading for the Spelling Sort homework, Grammar homework for Monday and Wednesday, Family Times Newsletter, and the Unit Spelling List. My parents quickly appreciate the routine in format. Students are able to work ahead on their homework and see the week in one location. This is apaper AND a time saver for me. My kids do homework in folders, so there are no worksheets to print. If you will recall from my Symbaloo post, a whole year of tabs of these Padlets are waiting for the school year. I created them each week LAST year. I am reusing them each week THIS year. I may change it up a bit, but I have the bones ready to build!

Final Project Padlet
I also create Padlets for my kids to submit their final projects. These start as a blank slate for kids to submit their work when they are ready. For example, last year my kids created PowerPoints of American Symbols.

Rather than save them on a thumb drive, line up at my computer to submit them (which I've done....NIGHTMARE and a time suck!), kids add a tab on the Padlet themselves. This would also work with the all important writing that we want our kids to do!!! The beauty is that:
1. The projects are in one location and can present to the class on the Promethian board.
2. Kids can look at each other's projects outside of class.
3. I can sit at my computer to grade with my rubric. No paper to take home!!

Once we are done with the projects, I can remove the Padlet link.

Learning Pad
I have one blank Padlet that I leave available to my kids. I use the blank one for Exit Slips. Sometimes, I just don't want to spend the time preparing formative assessments. I can display a task card from the topic we are teaching on my Document Camera. Students will answer on the Learning Pad.

They will:

1. Create a spot

2. Enter their class number in the top portion

3. Enter their final answer in the bottom portion. (Oh! Lightbulb going off! They could take a picture of their white board work and submit that!!)

I have also used my learning pad as a place for kids to submit their stories or creations to share with their classmates. Last year, I had a student share a 500 slide PowerPoint that she created. She was dabbling with the idea of tapping on the next slide quickly to create motion. I would have never known of her interest if I hadn't given them this creative spot. She started teaching other kids how to create them on our inside recess days after that!

My Learning Pad has also been a place where I can leave videos from Educreations for my kids. Sometimes I teach something that I KNOW they are going to be a little fuzzy about when they get home. This gives a "taste" of me at home, and parents can give the added support in knowing how "Mrs. Watson" does it! Below is a screenshot from the fall. And look what I found? A message from one of my babies from last year who moved away! How sweet is that!

Themed Padlets
Sometimes we have a short unit when I want all the materials my kids will need in one place.

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This is the third year that our district has been implementing a Digital 1:1 with students. Third graders here have laptops that they use in the classroom and take home each night. Classroom management and a consistent routine are key features needed in all classrooms, but it is especially important when you add devices.

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Created by Lori Petzel

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Resources from teachers

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This afternoon at the ISTE 2016 conference I had a nice meeting with Melanie Broder from Padlet. She told me about some of the things that Padlet is working on developing during the rest of the year. One of things is a community for educators. That community should help teachers find creative uses of Padlet as well as sharing lesson activities in general. Until that community gets going, take a look at Padlet's Best of Education wall.

Padlet's Best of Education wall features twenty-seven Padlet walls created by teachers. One of my favorites in that collection is 100 Picture Books to Read and Share. All of the books in that Padlet wall are linked to Goodreads pages. Another good wall in Padlet's Best of Education is a collection of student blogging prompts.

Watch my video embedded below to learn how to use the latest version of Padlet's website.

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The Best Ways to Use Padlet - Examples from Teachers

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This afternoon at the ISTE 2016 conference I had a nice meeting with Melanie Broder from Padlet. She told me about some of the things that Padlet is working on developing during the rest of the year. One of things is a community for educators.

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YouTube Video