For this assignment, I checked out padlet.com. The reason I chose to explore Padlet is because in another PD that I'm doing, we are compiling our feedback and thoughts on a padlet (I'm wondering if that PD leader learned about it from the Cool Tools PD--wouldn't that be full circle!).
I wanted to see how it might be useful to me as a teacher or to my students, so I started to put together some resources for my upcoming unit on Civil Rights. Link here.
I liked how I could organize ideas by lesson or column, as well as having the option to color-code to differentiate between topics.
I disliked the fact that I would still run into trouble if I wanted to share some links with students. I'd have to upload the files to GoogleDrive first, then make sure those files looked right, then link it to Padlet. It seemed like a bit of extra work if this was going to be a place to compile resources.
I think I might explore Padlet a bit more as a tool for leaving feedback/discussion, and check out what else it has to offer. It seems like a newer site, so I'd love to see what other teachers have done with it. While exploring the gallery, I saw this one Padlet that I LOVED:
It wouldn't be for use in my classroom because I teach high school, but as a parent I'd love something like this to keep track of what my own kids were reading or options that are available to them.
If I were to apply it in my classroom, I could offer additional suggested readings on the Padlet. Needless to say, I think I'd like to see what other high school teachers have done with Padlet before I commit to using it, too.
That's a great padlet you found with the book covers and categories. Fun one. I'm confused about how you wanted to share links though? You can share links to anything directly in Padlet. You don't need to share them via Google Docs first? Maybe I just don't understand what you wanted to do there?? Happy to help simplify things if I can!
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