Padlet – ¿Qué? ¿Por qué? ¿Cómo?

3. WHY?

Padlet is a multidimensional, yet easy-to-use online platform and interactive space that can enhance any learning experience. Padlet can be used as an alternative to note taking using pencil and paper or even Microsoft Word, as an online curation tool, as a collaborative space for team projects, or as a way for students to demonstrate their learning.
Padlet is user-friendly and intuitive, so you can start using it right away without having to learn complex software. You can post content for your students, and they can post content for you and their classmates. Content can include text, audio, video, documents, spreadsheets, and more. Padlet is easy to use, even for young students, and it works on computers, laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, and smartphones.

Padlet best tips and tricks

• Brainstorm – use an open Padlet to let students add ideas and comments for a brainstorming session. This can span a week or a single lesson and helps encourage creativity.
• Go live – teaching in a hybrid way, use a live Padlet to let students post questions during the lesson – so you can give the feedback at any moment or at the end.
• Collate research – create a hub for students to post research on a subject. This encourages everyone to check and find something new by thinking differently. 
• Use exit tickets – provide your students with a place to share what they know about a topic as well as what questions they still have.
• Work with teachers – collaborate with other teachers in school and beyond to share resources, give opinions, place notes, and more. Multiple users can add content to the same bulletin board, making it a great tool for group work.

There are seven different Padlet layout options: wall, stream, grid, shelf, map, canvas, and timeline. You can decide whether to allow students to choose the layout or you can assign a specific layout depending on the task. For example, during social studies class, students can create a Padlet that digitally documents various artifacts related to a historical event being studied. Using the “post composer” feature on Padlet, students can type in a word and search for related images, GIFs, YouTube video, Spotify audio, and webpages. This is a chance for students to practice being critical consumers of online content and discern the difference between primary and secondary sources.