Padlet - Collaborating and Sharing Made Easy (Padlet ELITE 1)

Collaboration is easy, fun, and engaging with Padlet!

Whiteboards are amazing--the open space, the endless possibilities. They are incubators for collaboration and innovation.

Padlet is the 2.0 version of the whiteboard. It's digital--you can post and organize your ideas, and collaborate with students or colleagues. Leave a note, add an image, insert a link, post a video. All things are possible with Padlet. And it's free.

Give it a try.

Immersion Activity:
This activity was created to introduce you to the potential of Padlet quickly.
Follow these steps to become a contributor to my...wait for it...Minecraft Padlet!

Your Task: Post to our padlet. Share a resource, idea, or opinion. Here's how:

Click here to open the padlet.
Double-click on an open space in the padlet to add a post.
Add a title and text.
Click on the icons at the bottom of your post to add a link, file, or picture.

Now, take a moment to post to our Minecraft padlet. Don't take your post too seriously, but please contribute.

Ideas:

Vicki Davis's post: How to Use Padlet: A Fantastic Tool for Teaching
from EducationWorld: Five Ways to Use Padlet in the Classroom
Once resources have been compiled, use Padlet's drag-and-drop feature with your students to help them organize their thoughts.

Support:

For an in-depth walkthrough on all of Padlet's free-to-play features, check out Jamie Keet's video:

Note: Anyone can post to Padlet, but if you want to create your own padlets, use your Google ID to create an account.

Comments

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Embed an audio clip into a Google Form!

Are you looking to embed an audio clip into a Google Form? Below you will find a list of things you will need ready and a video to walk you through the process. Needed: A single PowerPoint slide. Movie Maker. (Already on your computer.) A Google Form. Watch this video for the steps to follow.

Setting Your Gmail Away Message

You will be away from your classroom for a bit and probably won't be checking email on a regular basis. Wouldn't it be nice to have Gmail respond for you alerting whoever is emailing that you out enjoying your summer? Setting up your vacation responder is pretty simple, a few clicks and a save. Start by clicking the gear icon in the upper right corner of Gmail. Scroll way down the page. Look for the vacation responder section. 1. Click to turn the responder on. 2. Add your first and last days away. We would recommend adding something short and to the point for the subject line. 3. Whatever you add here will be the body of the email you are automatically sending out. It would be a good idea to tell them when you are planning on returning and who to call if they need immediate assistance. We also recommend not checking the two buttons at the bottom. 4. Save changes . That is it. Now your inbox will automatically alert people that you are not in your...

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