Tech Tool to Engage Your Audience: Padlet
Padlet is a great tool for
live stream brainstorming, getting audience members (anonymous or named) to
share out ideas, and allowing peers to comment on each other's thoughts in both
written and non-verbal ways.
Step 1: Sign up
Click [here] to sign up. If you would like to sync it other accounts you
have, feel free to click on the one you'd prefer.
Accept the required
permissions and choose the plan you would like.
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Step 2: Create a Padlet
Step 2a: Click on
Step 2b: Choose the format
you'd like the posts to follow
*Back Channel is a great
option for wanting to allow people to discuss while in a video call but not use
the video call chat (which can be distracting for others).
Step 2c: Edit Your Padlet
- Change the title,
description, icon, link, appearance, posting protocol, and content filters by double-clicking
on the title or description of your Padlet.
*Be aware of student
accessibility when it comes to the color of the background, the color scheme,
and font style.
- The Posting section is very
important for how you'd like your audience to interact. If you're asking a
personal/emotional question it might be recommended for folks to remain
anonymous. Therefore, leave 'attribution' unchecked.
- If you'd like folks to be
able to comment on each other's posts click on the 'comments' button
*This a great tip for when
folks are done posting their own thoughts, they have something to do after (if
you're still waiting on others).
*If you click 'attribution'
the comments will also have names on them. If you don't click 'attribution' the
comments will also be anonymous.
- Reactions are a great way to
get the audience to interact with each other's posts, at a lower level than
commenting. Feel free to do both!
- Content Filtering is
important for those working with minors. Consider!
-When finished click
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Step 3: Share
Look to the top right-hand
corner of your Padlet and click on 'Share'.
3a: Change 'Privacy
Settings' to determine how people will enter
*If you'd just like to share it with others so they can only read
it or even edit it, make sure to click on 'can write' in green above and it
will show you this (below). 
3b: Choose the way you'd
like to share!
- An easy way to share is to copy the link (if secret or public)
and just paste it into your video call chat feed!
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Step 4: Moderate the Padlet
Here's a Padlet while folks
are using it!
- They can add their own
thoughts by clicking on the 'pink plus sign' in the bottom, right-hand corner.
- Encourage students to upload
pictures, add links, etc.
- If they click the '...' for all of the options below
*Moderate posts so that they
don't physically overlap (physically drag and move them).
** Refresh the page to make
sure students are seeing everyone's posts
Check out this Padlet [here] so you can see better how it
all works!