LIS 568 - Padlet

 New Tech Tool: Padlet

Kaitlyn Casper

LIS 568 Week 7 (7/7-7/13)

    This week, I decided to try out Padlet since it is a tool that I have used a couple of times for class, and only from a student's point of view and not from a teacher's point of view. Before exploring it, my knowledge of Padlet is that one could post a padlet containing a question or statement, and then others can post replies to that padlet or even post their own. I'm sure this is a very simple understanding of it, so let's explore!

First Impressions

    When you go to create a new padlet, there are so many templates that you can use! I was immediately drawn to the A.I. feature, where you could make different boards based on what you're using it for. Out of curiosity, I selected the reading list, and it made a book list for me based on grade, reading level, and keywords! I thought that was super cool, and it would be a great foundation for a reading list or bibliography.

    Another feature I was pleasantly surprised by was that you could present padlets like a slideshow! I had no idea about this feature, but I thought it was super cool. It seems that each padlet within a board is turned into one slideshow page, which is nicely convenient and simple. Each different type of board that you can make also has some simple instructions on how to use it to its fullest potential, which is nice to have. 

    It was pretty easy to make a padlet and I can see how customizable it can be. There is so much potential here for making different types of organized lists, collections, displays, and more. The fact that it is social, too, makes it even better because you could easily collaborate with a class or even a group of friends and family members. For the classroom, this is super practical because it is accessible from each student's laptop or computer, and the teacher or librarian could see what everybody posts.

Is this a good tool?

    Overall, I think that Padlet would be a great tool to use in a school library. Not only would it be fun to have collaborative boards that students and teachers can post on, but it would be a great organization tool for the librarian as well. I could see it being really helpful for organizing lessons and activities. I would definitely use Padlet in my library for class activities and personal organization.

A test padlet.

The "recipes" available, both A.I. and non-A.I.