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I’m always excited when I’m using Padlet. Is it the interface, the way everything is designed, its purpose or the fact that I’m organizing things smoothly? I don’t know. It just makes me happy.

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How I Use Padlet for Teen Programs | School Library Journal

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The online resource Padlet can be a very useful and creative tool for librarians. Here, a teen librarian shares different ways she uses this platform for her programs.

Padlet is a free online education tool that I've found to be very useful and versatile for my library's teen programs and clubs. Described as a virtual bulletin board, Padlet allows users to share and view all sorts of content. It is interactive so users can communicate and collaborate in real time, and it is easily customizable. Since Padlet is essentially a corkboard with infinite space-and infinite possibilities-there is so much potential for using Padlet with teens in your library.

There are a few ways to customize Padlet to make it work for any need. There are seven Padlet styles to choose from and each Padlet has customizable background images, fonts, colors, and icons. Users can also set up a URL to have a unique link instead of a string of random letters/numbers.

Another customization feature gives options for uploading content. Your Padlet can be a showcase for material that only you can upload, or you can source content from others and permit anyone to add to it. When allowing others to upload, there are settings where you can specify if an upload needs approval before being added to the Padlet, as well as a profanity filter. Even in restricted Padlets, you can allow (or restrict) users to comment on and like, vote, rate, or star a specific post. Padlet is web-based and also has apps for smartphones and tablets.

Padlet is free, though there is a fee option called Padlet Pro which allow for unlimited Padlets. (Free accounts only allow three Padlets to be used at once.) Padlet Pro costs $8 a month. If you don't want to pay the fee, you can stick with a free account and delete old Padlets when you reach your limit and want to create new ones.

I have used Padlet in multiple ways in my library. I recently used it during a manga-drawing class for teens and tweens, led by a teen volunteer. Since these classes were virtual, the instructor couldn't see the student's work unless they held it up to the screen, which isn't the most effective way to evaluate drawings. I created a Padlet for the class to upload their works-in-progress and final pieces. This way, the instructor could see and comment on the artwork. The students could also see each other's work. Padlet connected the students and the instructor and made this virtual art class feel a little less distant. The instructor also uploaded reference pieces for the students to draw from, which turned out to be much easier than uploading and downloading files through Zoom. Using Padlet in this way also ended up preserving a beautiful art gallery and snapshots of this art class that the students can revisit anytime.

Another way we have used Padlet is for the library's teen clubs. We have created Padlets for club members to post photos and snippets of text to describe what they've done. It's a wonderful and simple way to share ideas among members, showcase club initiatives, and preserve memories that might otherwise be forgotten. Last year, to encourage kids to stay physically active during lockdown, we created an Activity Club and a Padlet to go along with it. We encouraged the kids to submit photos, videos, or text to describe what they've been doing to hit 30 minutes of daily physical activity.

The library's teen-led Multicultural Club collected recipes from around the world to create a mini cookbook that represented their heritage. I uploaded the recipes in PDF format and compiled them on a Padlet for future reference. Clicking on a specific recipe expands it and makes it downloadable. One of the members created a cover for the print version of their recipe book and I included that image as well.

Since our teen clubs have been meeting virtually for the past year, club leaders often have slideshow presentations. Padlet provides another way to distribute the slides used during the meeting. Members can refer back to the slides later, and this is also helpful for members who may have missed a meeting. Members often contribute ideas and resources during meetings. Padlet an excellent way to capture items, such as a link to a specific website or YouTube video that someone referred to. Zoom chats disappear, but Padlet can capture information and enables users to view the information again.

I've also started to use Padlet is to keep track of the books I've been reading. My library teens love book recommendations and enjoy checking out my selections. I upload the cover image, paste in the book summary, and include the book's call number so they can find it in the library. I also include links to the catalog, and any ebook or audiobook access if those are available through our digital libraries. I now have a link to my reading Padlet in my email signature.

Padlet is a great way to brainstorm ideas among club members, capture memories of teen programs, jot down notes to revisit later, record experiences, share information, and keep material centrally located. The versatility of what you can upload to Padlet, as well as the web-based and app access, means there are endless options for Padlet in your library.
Jenna K. Ingham is the teen and youth services librarian at East Brunswick (NJ) Public Library. She is also a blogger at Teen Services Underground.
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The online resource Padlet can be a very useful and creative tool for librarians. Here, a teen librarian shares different ways she uses this platform for her programs. Padlet is a free online education tool that I've found to be very useful and versatile for my library's teen programs and clubs.

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20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now - Ditch That Textbook

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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:

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Classroom uses for this free, online “virtual wall” are endless, but these ideas will get you started.

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Padlet For Teachers: The Best Tips, Tricks, and Ideas For Your Classroom

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Meaningful ways for teachers and students to collaborate online are more important than ever. That's why so many educators love Padlet, a digital bulletin board tool. It gives teachers, students, and even parents an easy way to share ideas, review work, and a whole lot more. Wondering what it's all about? Here's our guide to Padlet for teachers, including plenty of clever ways to use it with your students.

What is Padlet?

Think of Padlet as an online bulletin board, but with a lot of things a regular bulletin board could never do. Users can post text, images, videos, files, links ... basically anything digital. Others can see the postings, as well as comment or vote on them if the board owner allows. You can customize each Padlet by changing the background, layout, font, and color scheme.

One of the best things about Padlet for teachers is how very easy it is to use, even for young students. It works on computers and laptops, plus devices like Chromebooks, iPads, or smartphones. Perhaps most importantly, teachers can control whether contributions have students' names on them or are made anonymously. This empowers students who might otherwise feel too timid to share. You can also decide whether or not to allow comments or ratings and even require approval before posting or filter out profanity.

Is Padlet free?

Padlet's free version for all users allows you to create up to three Padlet boards at a time. You can erase and create new ones to stay under the limit. This is a good option for teachers who only plan to use it occasionally or who want to give it a try to see if it works for them.

If you decide you're willing to pay for an upgrade, there are two options. You can sign up for a Pro account, which offers unlimited Padlets and removes upload limits. Individual Pro accounts currently cost $8/month.

Padlet also offers Backpack for Schools, a bulk pricing plan that gives schools more privacy options, extra security, student portfolios, and more. Learn more about Backpack here.

15 Cool Ways to Use Padlet for Teachers

Ready to give it a try? There are so many ways to use Padlet for teachers and students. Here are some of the best ideas we've found to inspire you.

1. Remake existing Padlets as templates

If you come across a Padlet made by someone else that you really like, you can copy it to your own account and use it as a template. You can choose to copy the posts too, or just grab the layout to get you started. It's as simple as clicking the Remake button, then choosing what you want to copy over. The new Padlet will appear on your account, and you're ready to go! Want to make your own templates? Visit Guiding on the Side for a walk-through.

2. Collaborate and organize

Imagine you've asked your class to research a topic, with each student contributing several facts. In a hands-on classroom, you might have each student write their fact on a sticky note and add it to a whiteboard. Then, together with your class, you could organize those facts by moving the notes into columns. You can do the same with Padlet, but your "sticky notes" can contain photos, graphs, videos and audio, article links, and anything else that might be useful.

On the board above, students have contributed facts about E.T.A. Hoffman, author of The Nutcracker story, as well as information about the ballet. Here's the same board organized into columns, with posts sorted by subject. Learn how to change Padlet layouts here.

You can organize information in other ways, too, like timelines and flowcharts. The Techie Teacher has free graphic organizer Padlet templates you can re-make for your students here.

3. Get to know each other

Padlet is perfect for icebreaker activities. Ask students to share what they have in common or share an image of their favorite study space. You could even ask each student to create their own Padlet, sharing some of their favorite things. Learn how one teacher uses Padlet for a Selfie Icebreaker at Dr. Catlin Tucker.

4. Create a timeline

Padlet has a timeline feature built right in as one of their organizational options. How cool is that? Use it for history class, tracing scientific eras or evolutions, or even to map out the order of events in a book for English class. Wherever a timeline comes in handy, Padlet has you covered. Learn more about timelines here.

5. Get feedback with exit tickets

Exit tickets are a fantastic way to find out what your students learned in class and where they may still need some help. Lots of teachers have kids write their answers to a reflection question on a sticky note and post it by the door on the way out. If you're teaching online, or want to incorporate some technology, use Padlet instead.

6. Display student work

Teachers are no longer limited to displaying student work on a classroom bulletin board or in the hallway nearby. Since Padlets are easy to share, parents can drop in and see what their kids have been working on. See how The Techie Playground does it here.

7. Keep track of who needs help

One teacher likes to use Padlet to see who needs help during independent work. Kids simply add their name to the list to indicate they need a minute of the teacher's time. They can see how many kids are ahead of them, and no one is forgotten in the shuffle. Learn more at Stefbub's Classroom.

8. Hold a debate

Classroom discussion and debate can be difficult when you're teaching online. Even in person, there's rarely enough time for everyone's opinion to be heard. Try taking the debate online instead, like this Padlet from Teach Every Day. Post a question, then have students choose a side and gather resources about it. As students review the information posted by others, they can share their own thoughts and ask further questions. This is also an excellent way to help kids learn to have civil conversations online, even when they don't agree on the subject.

9. Have a scavenger hunt

Everyone loves a scavenger hunt! Set up a Padlet with columns, titling each with something your students need to find. Use a scavenger hunt for team building, or create a hunt that helps students learn more about a class subject. Make a field trip more meaningful (even a virtual one!) by asking kids to post pictures that meet certain criteria. Learning the alphabet with your littles? Have them take photos of items around them that start with each letter. There's so much you can do with this smart Padlet for teachers idea!

10. Set up a bookshelf

Use Padlet to make book recommendations or keep track of what students are reading. Recommendations by teachers or other students will help parents and kids find new reads to love. Ask kids to rate and comment on the books they're reading for class and include their own personal choices too.

11. Make a map

Padlet's map feature makes it a breeze to create a collaborative map for your students to use. Choose from a variety of styles, including satellite views. Add points to the map, along with information like links, photos, and more. Learn more about the map function from Free Technology For Teachers.

12. Conduct a writers' workshop

Writers' workshops help students develop their own skills and learn from others. One teacher has taken her writing workshops online, using Padlet to help her young writers see strong examples from their classmates while improving their own efforts. See how it's done at Mud and Ink Teaching.

13. Use Padlet Backchannel for discussions

Padlet's Backchannel feature makes it easy to have a discussion during another activity, like watching a film or listening to a presentation. It works just like a regular Padlet, but a text box at the bottom simplifies the process, allowing users to quickly type and send, just like in other chat programs. You can still add other items like links, images, or videos, too. Learn more about Backchannel from Richard Byrne on YouTube.

14. Assign lessons or homework

Use Padlet to keep all of your homework assignments for the week in one place, or lay out the daily lessons for a virtual classroom. You can link to videos, online games, and other resources, or create assignments directly in Padlet, like responding to reading questions. Students or parents can post questions to the assignments as needed, too. Learn how one teacher does it at Elementary Grapevine.

15. Take a poll

By enabling the voting feature, you can easily take a poll or survey for just about anything. Choose your next class reward, find out which book your students loved the most, or ask them which problem was the most difficult on last night's math homework. There are so many possibilities!

How do you use Padlet? Share in the comments!

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Middle School Library Research and Information Fluency

Inquiry is an essential component of teaching and learning that empowers students to follow their sense of wonder into new discoveries and insights. The empowered learner calls upon information/inquiry skills to connect with what he or she knows, to ask intriguing questions about what is not known, to investigate the answers, to construct new understandings, and to communicate those understandings with others

A collaborative approach by the librarian and the classroom teacher is the most effective way to teach information fluency skills and strategies; students need to use the skills of inquiry to learn essential content and to construct new meaning. Instruction, designed around an inquiry framework, generates active learning and the formation of new understandings.

The information fluency skills required for independent and lifelong learning must follow a coherent developmentally appropriate continuum of instruction and practice throughout grades K-12 and beyond to enable all of our children to succeed in our fast-paced, information glutted world.

The information-fluent student in Grade 6 is developing the following skills: The information-fluent student in Grade 7 is developing the following skills: The information -fluent student in Grade 8 is developing the following skills:

Locates and uses print and non-print library resources

Identifies and pursues interests in a variety of literary genre

Reads both fiction and non-fiction

Employs advanced Google search strategies

Uses advanced search tools in online databases

Generates keywords prior to and during research

Takes notes in a systematic way

Creates proper works cited pages and in-text citations

Pursues information based on personal interest and curiosity

Perseveres to explore more than one source when seeking information

Distinguishes between main ideas and supporting details

Paraphrases from notes/reading

Practices the rule of "putting things in your own words" with help from teacher or librarian

Creates a personal learning network of go-to websites and subscription databases

Asks questions during research process and revises them along the way

Reads a daily newspaper

Locates and uses print and non-print library resources

Identifies and pursues interests in a variety of literary genre

Reads both fiction and non-fiction

Employs advanced Google search strategies

Uses advanced search tool in online databases

Generates keywords prior and during research

Takes notes in a systematic way

Creates proper works cited pages and in-text citations

Pursues information based on personal interest and curiosity

Perseveres to explore more than one source when seeking information

Distinguishes between main ideas and supporting details

Paraphrases from notes/reading

Practices the rule of "putting things in your own words" with help from teacher or librarian

Awareness of the variety of library resources

Uses library resources with assistance

Identifies and pursues interests in a variety of literary genre

Reads both fiction and non-fiction Perceives the distinctions between subscription databases and websites

Perseveres to explore more than one source when seeking information

Distinguishes between main ideas and supporting details

Recognizes the structure and purpose of the Dewey Decimal system

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Middle School Library Research and Information Fluency Inquiry is an essential component of teaching and learning that empowers students to follow their sense of wonder into new discoveries and insights.

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Author Websites With Discussion/Activity Guides - From The Mixed Up Files

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Many authors' websites contain discussion or activity guides for use in the classroom, media center and book clubs. Listed below are just some of them. Check back again as this list will continue to grow.

Laurie Halse Anderson: www.writerlady.com Includes discussion questions for her historical novels "Chains" and "Fever 1793" as well as excellent historical links.

Her website includes fun activities, trivia, report writing resources, information on what inspired each book, and resources on censorship.

Tami Lewis Brown: Teachers guides, videos and webquests for "The Map of Me" and activities, videos, music links, women's history for "Soar Eleanor". Go Here.

Sharon Creech: www.sharoncreech.com Features "Teach Creech", a link to downloadlable guides to all her books, including "Walk Two Moons" and "Love That Dog".

Cinda Williams Chima: Discussion guides for The Heir Trilogy (Warrior Heir, Wizard Heir, Dragon Heir). Good for the classroom or book club.

Christopher Paul Curtis: www.randomhouse.com/features/christopherpaulcurtis The site offers activity guides and interdisciplinary connections for "The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963" and "Bud, Not Buddy".

Find teacher and librarian guides as well as articles and interviews.

Patricia Reilly Giff: www.randomhouse.com/features/patriciareillygiff Find teacher guides and thematic connections to "Lily's Crossing", "Nory Ryan's Song", and more.

Danette Haworth: www.danettehaworth.com Her site includes a readers' guide to her popular "Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning".

Deborah Heiligman: www.deborahheiligman.com Find a teaching guide as well as great links for her non-fiction award-winner on the Darwins, "Charles and Emma".

: www.willhobbsauthor.comLots of teaching resources in support of Will's long list of middle-grade and YA adventures of interest to both boys and girls!

Deborah Hopkinson: Offers activities for students and teachers that support her rich array of non-fiction books, including Titanic: Voices from Disaster, commemorating the 100 th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Grace Lin: www.gracelin.com This site features ideas for crafts and activities to complement her many books, including the Newbery Honor winning "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon".

Kimberly Griffiths Little: www.kimberleygriffithslittle.com Her site includes a downloadable guide to her new book, "The Healing Spell".

Wendy Mass: Educators guides for several of her books, including "Every Soul a Star". Also has a link to request even more for "Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life".

Lauren Myracle: The author of the middle grade series The Winnie Years (11, 12,13 and 13+1) has a discussion guide.

Erin Moulton: Includes a Teachers Guide and Readers Theatre Scripts for "Flutter".

Brandon Mull: Educators and Parents page that includes a downloadable teachers guide and video taped discussion starters for his series "Fablehaven".

Jen Nielsen: Guides and resources for "Eliot and the Goblin War".

Barbara O'Connor: www.barbaraoconnor.com Find teachers' guides, as well as reader and discussion guides, for books including "How to Steal a Dog" and "Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia".

Rosanne Perry: Teacher and discussion guides and follow up reading lists for "The Turn of the Tide", "Written in Stone", "Second Fiddle", and "Heart of a Shepard".

Rick Riordan: www.rickriordan.com This is a treasure trove with downloadable guides and many links to resources on Greek mythology.

Kurtis Scaletta: Some extra fun for "Mudville".

: Resource page offers links to an educator's guide for Okay for Now and a webcast from New York Public Library in which Gary talks about how he incorporated the extraordinary story of John James Audubon's plates from his famous book, Birds of America.

Wendy Shang: More about Lucy Wu from "The Great Wall of Lucy Wu".

Tricia Springtubb: Discussion questions, project guides and hands on activities for "What Happened On Fox Street" and "Mo Wren Lost and Found

Jacqueline Woodson: www.jacquelinewoodson.com Find interviews and notes on "Locomotion" and "Feathers", as well as downloadable teaching guides to her books for older readers.

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Since 1996, April has been designated National Poetry Month , a time to celebrate poetry through greater awareness and public engagement. Your library can support and highlight National Poetry Month in a variety of ways, which can serve as a fun way to engage your students and cultivate the type of interactive relationships essential for first-year success initiatives and more. Here are a few activities to consider:

Launch a Book Spine Poetry Contest

The library has many books with interesting, creative and thought-provoking titles. Stacked atop each other, they can create a poem, haiku, or poetic line. Add a digital component by asking students to showcase their book spine poems on social media and hashtag it as #nationalpoetrymonth too. Select winners to receive gift cards or swag items from the library.

Organize Twitter Poetry Contest

Shakespeare said "brevity is the soul of wit," and a 280-character limit can make for some witty poetry. Sponsor a poetry contest on Twitter, where students write their own poems and submit them by including a unique hashtag or tagging your library's page.

Create Poetry Book Displays

Showcase your poetry collections, particularly if you have teaching faculty who have published their poems too. This is a great way to celebrate haikus, lyrics, ballads, and elegies too. You may also consider showcasing poets and writers from multicultural backgrounds.

Poetry Wall

If you have an open wall space or white board in the library, you can encourage students to write or share their favorite poems throughout the month. It's a fun way to see people's expressions and writings in a more hands-on format than the social media contest above.

Host a Poetry Jam

This week, my library partnered with a campus group to host a Poetry Jam, open to all who wanted to attend or perform. It was an interesting opportunity to meet fellow students who were interested in hearing different poems and performances. Potential collaboration partners include the English Department, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (or a similar office), or student clubs. Having students sign up to perform in advance goes a long way in helping you and the organizers manage the event efficiently. Hand out swag from the library to participants, and be sure to provide refreshment. Make sure to set up a table to showcase your library's poetry books and magazines during the event. These poetry jams can also occur monthly and focus on different themes.

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Since 1996, April has been designated National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry through greater awareness and public engagement. Your library can support and highlight National Poetry Month in a variety of ways, which can serve as a fun way to engage your students and cultivate the type of interactive relationships essential for first-year success initiatives and more.