Padlet guide for international students

1. Padlet
https://padlet.com
Kevin Balchin & Carol Wild
Canterbury Christ Church University

2. What is Padlet?
• An electronic sticky note board
• A tool for collaboration – brainstorming, creating work together and
sharing
Create the
board
Share the link
Teacher and
students write or
add links, pictures,
files to the board

3. Give Padlet a try!
• Log onto the link to a padlet page
http://padlet.com/carol_wild/TechnologyWorksh
op
• Double-click anywhere on the board and start
writing! Write 1 sentence about you. You can also
add pictures, links to documents, videos, audio
files etc.
• You can create and write on a Padlet board using
a PC or download the app to a tablet or phone.

4. Why we like Padlet…

5. 1) Only the teacher needs to sign up

6. 2) It’s very user-friendly
Choose
the
layout
for your
Padlet
board

7. 3) It’s quick and simple to make: Add a title &
description & customise the wallpaper

8. 4) It’s easy to share – make a simple link …

9. 5) Then share it with your class: PC, tablet ,
phone
Write
the
link on
the
board,
or
email
it

10. How can I use Padlet with my class?
Whole class Padlet
• New class - introductions
• Class comments
• Favourite quotes
• Favourite characters
• Opinion Forum
• Topic Summary
• Questions Board
• Post lesson extension materials
• Sharing board – new vocabulary
Small group Padlet
• Project work
• Collaboration
• Brainstorming
• Students present their ideas from
padlet

11. A few more ideas for using Padlet
• Towards the end of the lesson ask students to post 1 thing they have learnt in the
lesson on Padlet
• Summary writing: When the class reads a paragraph and each student has to
write a summary individually, students can post their summaries on Padlet to be
discussed in groups or as a class, with input from the teacher regarding style,
grammar, content, etc.
• Summary writing - listening: Students listen to a video clip and then write a
summary in pairs and put it on Padlet. Teachers and students can then look at
each other’s summaries and make suggestions etc.
• Vocabulary Competition: Students in pairs post a word and other pairs have to
add the definition, synonym etc.

12. Take a minute…
What do you think of Padlet?
Could you use Padlet with your
class?
If so, how?

13. Getting started and creating a padlet

14. TASK:
• Watch my short video guide on how to create a Padlet.
• Sign up to Padlet https://padlet.com
• Create a Padlet for your class, for example for gathering
information about a topic, creating a discussion board etc.
• Try it out in class
• Share how it went with the community – upload a link to
the padlet and tell us what you did and how it went

15. For more information
• Watch Russell Stannard’s 5 minute video introducing Padlet
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/teacher-tools-blog/padlet-a-
five-minute-introduction.html