Padlet

About Padlet

Padlet allows you to create an online post-it board that you can easily share with students. Students can post text images, videos, and even drawings to a Padlet wall. Students can comment on and like each other's posts. Padlet can be a fun alternative to discussion forums, especially when you wish students to post images. There are a lot of creative uses for Padlet.

View a Gallery of Example Padlets created by other teachers


Creating a Teacher Account

Create your account by visiting the link found in this Google Doc (you must be logged in to an NCSSM account to view the link.)

If you do not use this link to create your account, you will be added as a student when you log in to Padlet the first time. If you need to have a student account changed to a teacher account, contact TLC.

Logging in to Padlet

Sign in to NCSSM’s Padlet account at: ncssm.padlet.org.
Use the Google SSO option to login and login using your NCSSM credentials.


Getting Started with Padlet


Padlet and Canvas

Embedding a Padlet in Canvas (easy method)

Padlets, by default, are set so they are secret, so people without the link should not be able to find them. But those you have shared links with can automatically post to the Padlets without logging in. This means all you need to do is embed a Padlet into your course and students can automatically post to it.

To embed a Padlet in a Canvas course, copy the embed code and paste it into Canvas.

If you would like to take added precautions to keep a Padlet wall more private, we recommend changing the share settings to "Password." Then type the password onto the Canvas page and embed the Padlet beneath the password.

Example Password-protected Padlet

To view the Password-Protected Padlet, enter the password "unicorns”.

Video Tutorial: Embedding Padlet in Canvas

https://www.loom.com/share/d6f0352c5cc6467698427f15a71976aa

 

Create a Padlet Assignment in Canvas (advanced method)

You can use the Padlet LTI to create an assignment in Canvas. The benefit to this method is that students' names automatically show up when they post to a Padlet without them logging in.

Guide to creating Padlet Assignments in Canvas (LTI 1.3)

 


Using Padlet as a Jamboard Alternative

Using Padlet as a Jamboard alternative

 

Using Padlet as a Flip (Flipgrid) alternative

Using Padlet as a Flip (Flipgrid) alternative