How to Use Padlet

Padlet is a digital app that allows you to create multimodal digital collages in various formats. You can import documents, images, videos, etc. from web sources, and also write new content and create new drawings in the app itself. It is a way to curate resources on a topic, and present it in an exciting and interactive way. Padlet is easy-to-use as a collaboration tool, as more than one person can access the link and add to it. 

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to use Padlet.

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Go to www.padlet.com
Click on “Sign up for free”
If you have a school Google account, click “Sign up with Google”.  If you don’t have any of the listed accounts, use your email and create a password.
You will arrive at your dashboard. Choose “+Make a Padlet”.
Choose from one of the Padlet options: Wall, Canvas, Stream, Grid, Map, Timeline, etc.
Once your Padlet is open, you can modify the settings, such as the title, description, background, etc. It should pop up when it first opens as a right side menu, but if it doesn’t, click the settings icon at the top right of the page and it will pop up.
After you have customized your Padlet look, you can add content to your wall. Click on the plus sign at the bottom right of the screen.
You will see a new “pad” appear. You can type into the pad, or you can click on one of the icons at the bottom of the pad to add content.
Clicking on the magnifying glass/microphone icon (in the middle), will open up web search options as shown. Type in a search term and look through the sources presented.
Click on the resource you would like to add, and give it a description if you wish in the white space provided at the top of the pad.
Continue building your digital collage with resources you want to share, or content you’ve created. You can even use the drawing tool to draw doodles that illustrate your ideas! *Don’t forget to cite/give credit to the sources you used.
If you would like to collaborate on a Padlet, click the Share button at the top right. The screenshot shows what pops up.  If the person you are working with also has a Padlet account, you can click “Invite” and search for them. You can also export the padlet to places like Google Classroom.