I decided to check out Padlet this week. I heard about it from a peer, and I'm really thrilled about this tool and using it with my students. This app is great for collaborating and presenting work. Padlet users are able to "Make beautiful boards, documents, and web pages that are easy to read and fun to contribute to." Some of the features are that Padlet is "easy and intuitive," allowing for a novice tech. skilled person to participate; "universal and inclusive," allowing anyone to collaborate from anywhere; "perfecting the art of collaboration," allowing users to invite others to contribute and/or modify templates for their own use; supporting several diverse file types; "private and secure," and so much more.
I feel like Padlet is a more creative and interactive way for students to collaborate with their peers and share what they are doing throughout their projects each term. There is so much going on in our building lately with PBL that even we, as teachers/colleagues, don't get to have fun checking out other classes. Padlet would be great for us to share the experiences we are having with our students and other staff. Geez, I am getting excited just thinking about it. I realize most of our kiddos are already social butterflies and all over their phones, but this space seems so much more productive, creative, and valuable. I was browsing through templates and found all sorts of ideas: creating a scavenger hunt around our school or having a field trip photo contest in order to build more of a community feel, a podcast or poetry space for my English kiddos, a favorite recipe space for my cooking class, and the list goes on. How neat! What other apps have you found valuable for your students in the classroom? I love finding out creative ways for my high school kiddos to use technology in a more productive manner and for me to entice students in my classes.
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Angelina Valvona-Herndon: a high school teacher, blessed to work with at-risk students striving to succeed in academia and the real world. Archives
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