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Padlet uses

I did this exercise with Miro, where I did a bit of digging to see how people are using a specific tool in an educational context. Let's do it again with Padlet!

Digital Portfolios
Use Case: In a personal Padlet, the learners upload reflections and projects, creating a "collage" of what they learned over the term.

Icebreakers and Community Building
Use Case: Basic Day 1 stuff -- students upload a photo in response to a fun prompt, serving as a way to introduce themselves to the class.

Collaborative Brainstorming
Use Case: At the start of a new training/class, learners can contribute ideas or prior knowledge to a Padlet wall in response to a prompt. Something like, "What do you know about X?"

Asynchronous Discussions
Use Case: Students post reflections or questions after watching a video or reading. They reply to their peers and continue the discussion.

Reading Response Shelves
Use Case: In a Shelf layout, the instructor posts some readings and has the learners respond to each one with summaries or analyses.

Daily Knowledge Check
Use Case: At the end of a lesson, the learners can reply to a prompt about what they learned. Good for evaluating retention and synthesis.


This scratches the surface, but I know there are more applications out there! Feel free to leave a comment if you have any other ideas!

Comments

  1. AyaJune 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM

    I haven't used Padlet before, but it reminds me of Trello. I briefly used Trello a bit for collaborative work at my job. It's so neat to see so many ways to use a single application. It's a nice reminder that people typically only use about 10% of a tool's functionality. There are so many possibilities if you get creative with it.

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