Padlet Blog Share
When it comes to learning about new technologies, the first place I visit is the blog of The Techie Teacher. She is an expert at new technologies and has innovative ways to use technology in the classroom. I have been a little behind the times on Padlet. This amazing site is a fabulous way to house links and projects.
School librarians must find a way to collect and hold many lists of information. This would include books, websites, and other resources. Padlet is a great way to collect all the information in a visual that is easy to share and for others to identify the resources available.
Since learning of Padlet, I have created a wall to house all of the teacher requests I am getting. In each list I will be adding books and websites. I can then share a link to this on the Teacher Page of the library website. Here is a quick view of what I am creating.
Padlet is also a great way to get students engaged during a lesson. The Techie Teacher has shared a great way to use Padlet with students. By changing the Padlet wall, the students were able to engage and share their learning with the class. This post also has a free download of backgrounds that can be used on a Padlet wall.
Click here to visit this blog post.
Each of the walls that she gives away in this post would be great to use in a library lesson or share with teachers to use in guided reading groups.
The one downside to this is that it now costs $100 a year to create unlimited Padlets. At this time, teachers can only have 5 Padlets at one time in the free version. One way to keep using this is to just delete a wall when you are finished and create a new one. There is special pricing is available to schools. The unlimited version may not be an expense built into many school budgets, but it is a fantastic way to collaborate.
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