Primary grade students are full of creativity, but it's not easy to find ways to share their digital projects without requiring logins to accounts. Padlet is a handy and versatile tool for sharing created content. I recently used Padlet to share creations from Code Studio.
Start by creating a new Padlet. For easiest arrangement, go to settings and arrange the Layout in either a Grid or Stream.
In the Privacy area of Settings, choose Hidden Link and Can Write. This enables students to add content to the Padlet you create.
Double click on the Padlet to add a post. Repeat for each student in your class.
Get the link or QR code to share this Padlet with your students. Adding it to a class Symbaloo or Dropmark page is an easy way to share links like this with students.
When students open the Padlet, they click on the green pencil to edit and add content.
They click on one of the icons to choose a sound file, video, photo, link, or type text. For my recent project, I used the plus to add a link.
Paste the link for the project, or add a photo from a screenshot. (With this group of first graders, I had them raise their hand when they had completed their projects. It was quick and easy for me to copy the link from Code Studio, open the Padlet and paste the link in the post with their name.)
The students really enjoyed looking at each other's projects, and the teacher was able to easily share this link with parents.
Once all the projects have been added to the Padlet, go back to Settings and change the Privacy Permissions to Hidden Link and Can View.
This is just one of the ways Padlet makes collaborating, communicating, or sharing content easier for teachers.
