1. PADLET

DESCRIPTIONS:

Padlet is a website app (often for educational purposes) that acts as an online notice board that can be organized smoothly by educators to give various types of lesson materials for their students. This digital app is very easy to use because it is like sticky notes and can be accessed on web-based devices, iOS and Android. It is also can be used without or with online payment.

FEATURES:

1. Padlet is easy to use and customizable.

2. Provides great interactive technology experience for education world.

3. Since this digital tool is web-based, therefore, there is no software installation needed.

4. An effective web app for collaboration purposes because people can upload their online materials on the same wall.

5. Tons of layouts provided in Padlet can be used to make that sharing digital content more interesting and fun.

6. Notes, texts, images, videos, drawings, PDF, WORD documents, URL links, location, audio and etc. can be add to the wall of Padlet.

7. You can create a padlet using various formats which are wall, stream, grid, shelf, map and timeline.

8. The wall that you have created also can be exported to different formats such as print, image, PDF, Excel and CSV.

9. Your padlet can be share using broadcast, copied link, QR code, embed on blog or website, via another app (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) and using browser.

BENEFITS:

FOR EDUCATORS:

1. Teachers can ensure full class participation by attaching the google link attendance or students can comments on the section given after class activities on Padlet wall.

2. Teachers can post all of their teaching material without any confusion which documents are not posted yet, therefore the lessons process become more smooth without many distractions (save time).

3. Teachers can improve their technology knowledges, skills and creativity work and create the learning and teaching environment more effective and excellent.

FOR STUDENTS:

1. Two ways communication using this digital tool is allows students to ask questions to their teacher on the section of the Padlet wall. Therefore, students will understand more and can discuss with their other classmates and teacher about the topic on the wall. It helps students to brainstorming their ideas too.

2. Students can easily track their class updates and be alert to next topics or assignments given by the teacher. Besides, it is easier for them to search the learning materials there and no need to download all of it in their device,

3. Padlet is fun, therefore students will become more interested to visit that visually engaging tool to learn the materials given. This result will increase student discussion and content submission. They will have a good understanding of the learning materials given.

GUIDELINES ON HOW TO CREATE THE WALL IN PADLET:

REFERENCE:

1. Elizabeth A. Halsted, Why Padlet is important tool for your classroom, retrieved from https://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/1468-why-padlet-is-an-important-tool-for-your-classroom