Community reviews for Padlet

Padlet (formerly Wall Wisher) takes the idea of a physical bulletin board and creates a simple, yet visually appealing, site with many possible applications. Boards can be set up for themes, question/response, or really anything that you can imagine on a bulletin board.

This is a highly versatile tool for use with many ages and spans the content areas. It's quick and easy to get started and has many great ways of customizing security to ensure privacy when necessary.

a great way to check for immediate understanding and dig deeper... we could hold a class conversation without talking while allowing everyone to have a voice at their own rate.

The teachers at my school love this app for the ability to encourage whole class interactions in real time. Padlet can be used for simple posting or for complex partner work. The option is up to the teacher.

Padlet, formerly known as "Wallwisher", gives you a blank “wall” and it’s yours to create what you want. Imagine a posterboard with those sticky post it notes all over it – that’s Padlet, but only much more interactive, engaging, and creative. Padlet gives you the ability to post videos, pictures, text, and documents on a blank wall of your design. Padlet can remain private with you, the teacher, moderating all posts or it can be a collaborative tool with instant posts. This interactive tool can be used as a teaching tool, word wall for vocabulary, noticeboard, daily planner, discussions, ticket out, note-taking, brainstorming, quizzes, planning events, lists, to watch videos, collect instant feedback and to curate materials. Your pads can also be embedded or shared.

Padlet allows students to share ideas in real time. Students are engaged during an idea-sharing session as they watch the the chain of ideas grow and see their thoughts appear. It works well in a large group with a projector but can also be handy in small group or individual work. Another benefit is the record students have to return to and the ability to move ideas around use the visual of the sticky notes.

Padlet is easy to use on any device. It is easy to set-up. Sometimes it is inconsistent on a tablet device, but refreshing the screen seems to fix it every time. It does not require a login just a link for students to access it, so it is great to use with younger students who don't have email addresses. The teacher should be logged in while students are adding to a site to monitor and delete items if necessary. If there are many users, it is important to teach them how to move their notes arounds so they don't all end up in the same place on top of each other. This can be a challenge with a lot of people using a pad at a time.

An easy tool to set-up, which allows students to create, collaborate, brainstorm, and share information in a visually dynamic manner.