The teacher experienced that the students in a mixed Danish and English speaking class did not want to participate in oral discussions in English. However, they did like to write and read in English. The Padlet allows everyone to participate actively and contribute to the discussions and is easy to prepare and use.
The students are given the assignment to use a Padlet (online bulletin board) to brainstorm and sum up group work. The teacher uses the Padlet to gain an insight into the students' work.
The teacher experienced that the students in a mixed Danish and English speaking class did not want to participate in oral discussions in English. However, they did like to write and read in English. The Padlet allows everyone to participate actively and contribute to the discussions and is easy to prepare and use.
The teacher prepares Padlets for selected assignments and sends link (-s) to the students. The finished Padlets can subsequently be exported to PDF, which can be saved as notes for later use.
It depends on the given assignment and context. It is important that you only use the Padlet (and other edu-it tools) when it matches the intended learning outcome. In this way, the students understand why the teacher has chosen this particular tool.
Consider using the Padlet when you need to be able to document and maintain the students' input.
The students did not want to share their best bets with the others ... but this is actually an important part of learning.
Hør hvordan Christina Uldum brugte Padlet til at hjælpe de studerende med at diskutere på engelsk. Uldums hold bestod af både danske og udenlandske studerende. Et af fagene krævede, at de studerende diskuterede på engelsk, men Uldum oplevede at særlig de danske studerende havde svært ved at komme i gang. Dette afhjalp Uldum ved at lade studerende begynde med at nedfælde deres pointer i en Padlet under en fælles brainstorm. Uldum opdagede, at de studerende havde nemmere ved at tale, når de først havde skrevet deres pointer ned.
Hør hvordan Christina Uldum brugte Padlet til at hjælpe de studerende med at diskutere på engelsk. Uldums hold bestod af både danske og udenlandske studerende. Et af fagene krævede, at de studerende diskuterede på engelsk, men Uldum oplevede at særlig de danske studerende havde svært ved at komme i gang. Dette afhjalp Uldum ved at lade studerende begynde med at nedfælde deres pointer i en Padlet under en fælles brainstorm. Uldum opdagede, at de studerende havde nemmere ved at tale, når de først havde skrevet deres pointer ned.