Create a Padlet

Create a Padlet

1. Visit padletuq.padlet.org
2. Click on the LOG IN WITH MICROSOFT button.

3. Enter your UQ email address.

4. Click on the Next button.

5. If prompted, sign in with your UQ login and password.

6. Your Padlet homepage will be displayed.
7. Click on the MAKE A PADLET button.

8. Click on the Select button to choose a template of your choice, depending on the activity.

Tip: Use the Shelf format for group assignments and remake the UQ Bird Group Task or Pokemon Group Task templates.

	Wall	Canvas	Stream
Layout	Packs content in a brick-like layout in no particular order.	Allows content to be placed anywhere, resized and connected to other content on the page.	Puts content in top-to-bottom or bottom-to-top order.
Ideal for	Moodboards Pinboards Bookmarking File sharing	Brainstorming Mind maps Organisation charts Flowcharts	Blog posts Websites Lessons Assignments Reports
Example	View an Example	View an Example	View an Example

	Grid	Shelf	Backchannel
Layout	Arranges content in rows of boxes in a particular order.	Organises content into a series of columns with a heading.	A messaging environment displayed in a top-to-bottom discussion order.
Ideal For	Digital storytelling Storyboarding Noticeboards	Group work Sharing ideas Assignments Reports	Discussions Sharing ideas Brainstorming Blog posts
Example	View an Example	View an Example	View an Example

9. The Modify sidebar will automatically appear.

Modify the Padlet Settings

1. Enter a title and description for your Padlet.

Tip: Include the question or topic for students to discuss as the title and instructions on how to participate in discussion as the description.

2. Select a simple Wallpaper, so the yellow tick appears.
3. Click on the MORE button to view other wallpaper options.

4. Select either the Doctor Light or Dark Knight theme, so the yellow tick appears.

5. Ensure the Alps font style is selected, so the yellow tick appears.

6. Select an Icon, so the yellow tick appears.
7. Click on the MORE button to view other icon options.

8. Turn on Attribution if you would like author names above each post.

Note: Author names will only appear if students login via their Office365 account to access the Padlet. 

Refer to the student guides on how to Access PadletUQ on a Smart Device and Access PadletUQ on a Computer.

9. Select FIRST for New post position if you would like new posts to appear first.
10. Turn on Profanity filter if you would like common swear words to be displayed as emojis.

11. Turn on Comments if you would like users to comment on other posts.
12. Turn on Reactions if you would like users to be able to Like, Vote, Star or Grade posts, ensuring the selected option has a yellow tick.

Ideal For	Liking a post to show positive feelings.	Voting a post to show agreement or disagreement.	Rating a post based on a 1-5 star rating to show quality.	Grading a post based on a numeric score to show quality.
Example	View an Example	View an Example	View an Example	View an Example

13. Insert a maximum of three Tags to make your Padlet easier to search for, such as course code, semester/year and topic.

14. Insert a short and simple Address for your Padlet which will become part of the link you distribute. 

Tip: Use your course code as the Padlet address and reuse the same Padlet each week after exporting/deleting the content. Refer to the guide Exporting and Reusing a Padlet for more information.

15. Click on the NEXT button to complete the process.

People & Privacy Settings

Privacy Settings

The two recommended settings are Secret or Organisation Wide. 

Secret (recommended setting): This settings allows students to access the Padlet via a link without logging into Office 365. However students remain anonymous.

Organisation wide: This setting forces students to login to their UQ account before being able to join the Padlet.

Add Contributors

Enter the email addresses of any contributors for collaboration purposes (contributors can be other teaching staff). 

Contributors have the same access rights as you and will be able to delete student posts as well as change any of the settings.

Note: It is not recommended that you add students as contributors but you can share the link through Blackboard.

Advanced Settings

It is recommended that both Remake and Moderation options are turned off.

Save Your Settings

1. Click on the NEXT button to create your Padlet.

2. Click on the START POSTING button to create your first post.