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Padlet – ¿Qué? ¿Por qué? ¿Cómo?

Site: Digitalising VET: The Flipped Work-Based Learning
Course: Kit de herramientas en línea para el aprendizaje basado en el trabajo invertido (ES)
Book: Padlet – ¿Qué? ¿Por qué? ¿Cómo?
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Date: Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 1:15 AM

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Padlet is an innovative platform that improves communication between teachers and students.

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2. WHAT?

Padlet is an innovative platform that improves communication between teachers and students. It allows to create and share a wide variety of multimedia posts. Padlet is a platform in which you can create a single or multiple walls that are able to house all the posts you want to share. From videos and images to documents and audio. It is collaborative, allowing you to involve students, other teachers and even parents, and guardians. Overall, Padlet is a simple and flexible tool that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as brainstorming, project planning and knowledge sharing.

It can be public, open to all or you can place a password on the wall. You can only allow invited members to use the wall which is the ideal setup for education. Share the link and anyone invited can enter easily. 

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.

4. HOW?

Padlet is an online collaboration tool that allows you to create virtual bulletin boards for sharing ideas, resources, and information. Here is how you can use Padlet:

  1. Create an account: To use Padlet, you need to create an account on Padlet, or via the iOS or Android app. You can sign up for free or choose a paid plan if you need additional features.
  2. Create a new Padlet: Once you have logged in, you can create a new Padlet by clicking the "Create" button. Give your Padlet a title and choose a theme, if desired.
  3. Add content: You can add various types of content to your Padlet, such as text, images, videos, audio files, documents, and links. To add content, click the "+" button and select the type of content you want to use.
  4. Collaborate with others: Padlet allows multiple users to add content to the same bulletin board, making it a great tool for a collaboration. You can invite others to view and add content to your Padlet by sharing a link or sending an email invitation.
  5. Customize your Padlet: You can customize the appearance of your Padlet by changing the background, font, and other design elements. You can also add labels or comments to the items you add to your Padlet.
  6. Share your Padlet: You can share your Padlet with others by sending a link or embedding the Padlet on a website or blog.

Padlet is free for its most basic plan, which restricts users to three Padlets and limits file size uploads. You can always use one of those three, then delete and replace it with a new one. 

The Padlet Pro plan, designed for individuals and can be used by teachers, costs $8 per month. The paid version gives you unlimited padlets, 250 MB file uploads (25 times more than the free plan), domain mapping, priority support, and folders.


For more Information about how to use Padlet go to: https://padlet.help/l/en/get-started/how-do-i-create-a-padlet