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Padlet

Padlet is a blogging tool designed for sharing and collaboration. The manufacturers describe it as a 'blank piece of paper' that you can add content to (e.g. video, images, attachments, comments). It can be used on iPhones (there is a specific app) and is otherwise web based.

I've seen it used as an online tool for gathering comments/ideas about a particular topic but I have never personally used it for blogging.

You can easily set up a free basic account at:

https://padlet.com

Or otherwise you can upgrade to a paid account for a small fee.

This is an example Padlet that I put together in a few minutes:

https://padlet.com/a_ball_1/ogf0r1x2k6wp

It can take a while to load video clips (especially if they are quite long) but it seems to handle most formats fine.

I've chosen to make this Padlet accessible via a link and to give viewers editing rights but you can change this to make it more or less private and to increase or decrease the permissions.

Mon 03 Jul 2017, 11:42 | Tags: Padlet