Padlet. Here is a fun website with tons of classroom potential! Padlet is basically an online bulletin board. Teachers and students can post to the board, so in-class activities with Padlet can happen collaboratively and asynchronously (meaning all at the same time, no turn-taking needed). You can post links, videos, images and document files from your computer, phone, or tablet. Boards can be made private or public. They can be embedded into a blog or website (see below) and still function within the blog as it would on Padlet's site. You can have as many boards as you like and adjust the privacy settings for each.
"How is this different from Pinterest?" you might ask. Answer: it's not social media. With Padlet, you control who can post content, who sees the board, and where/how you want it accessible to others. Plus, on Padlet you create notes from scratch and add video, photos, etc. to them, whereas on Pinterest you are actually pinning websites you like.
I created a Padlet board to try out the website. Check out my brainstorm below with a variety of ways you can use it in the classroom. In fact, feel free to add your own ideas to the board. I have the settings adjusted so you can add your own post, but not edit others already on the board. I would love to know what other ideas you come up with for the ESL classroom!
"How is this different from Pinterest?" you might ask. Answer: it's not social media. With Padlet, you control who can post content, who sees the board, and where/how you want it accessible to others. Plus, on Padlet you create notes from scratch and add video, photos, etc. to them, whereas on Pinterest you are actually pinning websites you like.
I created a Padlet board to try out the website. Check out my brainstorm below with a variety of ways you can use it in the classroom. In fact, feel free to add your own ideas to the board. I have the settings adjusted so you can add your own post, but not edit others already on the board. I would love to know what other ideas you come up with for the ESL classroom!
Check out this blog for super helpful ideas and a tutorial about how to set up and use Padlet for your classroom.