Padlet for Graphical Discussion Boards (Instructor)

Description

Padlet is an online virtual “bulletin” board, where students and teachers can collaborate, reflect, share links and pictures, in a secure location.

Activities

• Brainstorming
• Online student portfolio
• Mind mapping
• Classroom discussions
• Asynchronous learning

Accessing Padlet

For Faculty:

1. Initially access Padlet as a Student.
2. In a web browser go to: https://bowdoin.padlet.org- 
   • Note: Once logged in to https://bowdoin.padlet.org contact Paul Benham to be given the Teacher role.
3. Select "Login with Microsoft".
4. Sign in with your Bowdoin email.
5. This will take you to Bowdoin's Single Sign-on page where you will use your Bowdoin login. 

For Students:

• Students access Padlet from links created in Canvas.
• Student accounts are automatically created when accessing a Padlet through their Canvas course.

Padlet Resources

There are a number of resources available from Padlet for learning how to integrate it into your teaching and learning.

• Padlet help pages