Using Padlet across the Curriculum

Have you been looking for ways to make interactive whiteboards actually interactive? Despite the hype around them, iWBs still promote stand at the front content delivery and the interactivity is limited to the two students/teachers holding the pens. Everyone else is still pretty much a passive observer with regular doses of disengagement.  My favorite is Padlet.  In addition to being web based, they now have an App too.  Both work essentially the same way.  Padlet offers many opportunities for engaging teaching and learning across all curriculum areas. 

Uses for Padlet in your classroom could be endless, but here are a few ideas to get started:
  1. Book Reviews:  For classrooms reading books such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or The Great Gatsby, Padlet offers a great venue for students to share their thoughts. Young people can highlight favorite quotes, ask questions, discuss characters and more. Teachers can then take the page and present it in class to spark continued face-to-face discussion. 
  2. Topic Summary:  Useful for any subject from math to earth science, Padlet can help teachers summarize a large amount of information and present it in a visually pleasing way. Educators can put in text, photos, graphs and other learning tools and share the image with students before a big test or discussion. 
  3. Greeting Cards or "Thank You" Wall:  Have you had a speaker come in recently to share his/her knowledge on a particular subject? Or did a famous author come in and read his/her latest book? Padlet is a great tool for sending a group "thank you" note. Each student can post an individual message, and the platform offers many interesting designs and other tools for personalizing the card. 
  4. Questions Board:  Students can access a "questions" board 24/7 and anonymously post questions. The teacher can then read off and answer the questions each day.
  5. Opinion/Forum:  Educators can post a particular topic or issue, and students can post their opinions on the subject. This is a great building block for teaching students how to write opinion pieces or persuasive essays. 
- See more at: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/using-padlet-in-the-classroom.shtml#sthash.HnbcMBxB.dpuf

Pallet: links to examples from my class

http://padlet.com
Here are some project samples from my tech class last semester:

Edtech MegaPadlet - Please add your own ideas/resources on the linked padlet pages to grow this resource for all teachers!

Each post below leads to another padlet that features a specific app with ideas and links to resources. Some have many links while others have only 1 or 2. In addition, there are links at the bottom to Edtech pages to follow, SAMR ideas, and Ways to keep students engaged. Feel free to post resources and ideas on the linked pages to grow this source for all teachers! If you would like me to create more padlets for other apps, email Brian at edtechpadlet@gmail.com. IMAGINE HOW MANY RESOURCES WE COULD COLLECT IF EACH TEACHER VIEWING THIS ADDED JUST ONE IDEA TO A PAGE!
http://padlet.com/edtechpad/megapadlet?utm_source=april_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=edtech_megapadlet&utm_campaign=newsletter

Padlet across the Curriculum

http://mgleeson.edublogs.org/2013/05/05/using-padlet-f-k-a-wallwisher-across-the-curriculum/

HOW TO USE PADLET: A FANTASTIC TOOL FOR TEACHING

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/how-to-use-padlet-fantastic-tool-teaching/

You can use Padlet for that?

This month, some of our star users have shared with us how they're making the most of Padlet.

A variety of links to ways Teachers are using Padlet

Check out how I use Padlet WITH my classroom Symbaloo over at The Elementary Grapevine!  Be sure to follow our blog on Bloglovin' so that you'll be notified each time one of these great ladies chimes in!
http://3rdgradepad.blogspot.com/2014/11/using-padlet-in-classroom.html

Do a Pinterest for Padlet in the Classroom, you will find a ton of ideas:  Click here to see

Teachers Guide to Using Padlet

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/07/teachers-guide-to-using-padlet-in-class.html

Padlet Hacks: Getting the most outta Padlet

http://padlet.com/about/hacks?utm_source=febnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=padlethacks&utm_campaign=newsletter 

The Rich Text Editor

http://blog.padlet.com/2016/02/write-better-with-our-new-text-editor.html?utm_source=febnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=texteditor&utm_campaign=newsletter 

Padlet Adds Helpful New Attachment Previews

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/02/padlet-adds-helpful-new-attachment.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VtHfT8fvHYI

HOW TO USE PADLET: A FANTASTIC TOOL FOR TEACHING

Cool Cat Teacher Vicki Davis says "Padlet is a versatile, easy to use tool for every teacher’s toolkit. Let’s learn the basics. At the bottom of this post, I have a Padlet that is temporarily open for you to post and share your favorite edtech tools."
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/how-to-use-padlet-fantastic-tool-teaching/
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