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Padlet

What is Padlet?

Padlet is a tool people use to make and share content with others. Somewhere between a document and a full-fledged website builder, Padlet empowers everyone to make the content they want, whether it’s a quick bulletin board, a blog, or a portfolio. Padlet allows users to create, share and contribute to a digital whiteboard, allowing for class discussions, FAQ’s, sharing ideas you name it, the whiteboard is yours!

Padlet is:

  • Easy and Intuitive – you won’t find a simpler way to publish original content on the internet, period. 
  • Collaborative – Invite others to work with you on shared projects, assignments, and activities. 
  • Flexible – Add any file type you wish, organize however you want, and make it as public or as private as your heart desires.
  • Portable – iOS, Android, and Kindle apps available.

Control who can see your padlet – Make your padlets viewable only to a select group of people. We transfer data via SSL, go through regular security and vulnerability testing, and encrypt all pages.

Important: Data Security
Lecturers should advise their students not to post any personal information onto a Padlet, in line with cyber security guidance. This is because Padlet pages do not routinely require users to login, so are available to anyone with the URL (similar to an unlisted video in Panopto/YouTube).

If you want to use a more secure system, we suggest using discussion boards in My Dundee or the whiteboard tool in Collaborate or Teams, depending on the activity you are using Padlet for.  

What does Padlet do?

  • You can make live question banks, where you or students can answer student questions
  • Student discussion boards
  • Resource lists (got a useful link for students, put it on a Padlet)

What does Padlet do?

  • Share ideas.
  • Express their views or experiences on a topic in a shared space.
  • Take shared notes during a live session.
  • Give feedback on recent activities.

Getting started

Access Padlet at University of Dundee, click on the “Continue with Microsoft” button and sign in using your UoD account.

Padlet login screen showing Continue with Microsoft button highlighted