By Christina Morgan from Armstrong Elementary
Looking for a way to have students share what they are learning in real time? Try creating a Padlet for students to access! Padlet can also be used as an SEL tool to check in with students and promote a closer classroom community.
Hello! I’m Christina Morgan. I teach 5th
grade ELA/SS at Armstrong Elementary. I
am in my 23rd year of teaching, 10th year in
GISD and 2nd year as an i3.
What is Padlet?
Padlet is a real-time message board that students can access with a link. They can post with words, pictures, GIFS, or even voice and video recordings!
Steps to Get Started
- Go to www.padlet.com
- Sign up or Log in through Google
3. Click ‘Make a padlet’ on the top right.
4. Choose how you want student responses to look
5. Use the modify sidebar to customize your
background, fonts, student settings,
and more!
6. Copy the link to share with students and
start posting!
Ways to Use
Response to Learning
Grades K-2
For younger grades- use a QR code for students to use on their ipads to access the Padlet OR post a link to SeeSaw.
If they aren’t writing words yet, have them:
- Draw Pictures
- Type words from a word bank posted in the classroom
- Record their voice sharing their response
- Record a video sharing in complete sentences
Grades 3-5+
For upper elementary and beyond, you could post a link in Canvas for students to access. Provide a sentence stem for your EB’s. Some out of the box ways to use Padlet would be:
- Use GIFS to accompany responses or as a response all their own.
- Allow likes and comments for students to interact with posts.
- Use it as a brainstorming tool for writing or project ideas.
Social Emotional Learning
Padlet is a great, time-efficient way of letting students share things with the class. We all know kids love to share and let’s face it, sometimes we just don’t have time to let everyone share. With Padlet you can give everyone the same opportunity. It is also a place where you can check-in with students who may be more inclined to share if they do not have to speak in front of the class.
Suggestions for use:
- Share out what they did over a break/weekend
- How are you feeling today?
- What are you excited about? Frustrated about?
- What is one thing you learned today?
- Goal setting
- Describe your favorite thing about yourself.
- What makes a good classmate? Friend?
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