Padlet Tutorial

 I began using Padlet in March 2020 when my school moved to distance learning due to Covid-19. I found it to be an online tool that was easy for me to learn to use as a teacher, and easy for parents and children to use as learners. I liked the easy accessibility to linking, moving and adding materials. 

Padlet allowed me to give students access to activities that followed our in person routine. My intention was to give students a small sense of normalcy during a very stressful time. I placed the activities in Padlet in the order that they would have occurred in the classroom. I tried to stick to our in person schedule as much as possible so that the students may begin to feel some control over their learning. They would know what would happen next. The flexibility of Padlet allowed them to complete the activities in any order though, as well as to repeat activities that they enjoyed. 

With Padlet it is easy to include activities from other sites such as Boom Cards, Zoom, and Epic books. Padlet also easily allowed me to include activities prepared by itinerant teachers such as art and music into daily set of activities. 

I found that Padlet worked very well for young learners. My students were able to navigate the days thread and complete a lot of the work by themselves, which made it more pleasant for all involved, especially parents that were working from home.

Here is a link to my Padlet Tutorial. I hope you enjoy it. Padlet Tutorial