Padlet is a great app for discussions, formative assessment, sharing documents, brainstorming, and more. It looks a lot like an online bulletin board with a bunch of sticky notes! The free version allows you to create 3 walls for free. If you need another one, just delete a previous one. Students can upload just about any file, add a link, search and add images, videos and more via Google, take a picture with your computer's camera, capture video from your camera, record their voice, record the screen, doodle, add a place/location, or link to another Padlet. Wow! That's a lot!! What's more is that students can respond to other students.
I've used Padlet for years to have students give feedback on an article they've read, review a Chrome extension that they have tried, as a backchannel, or as a way to share a document with the class. I've asked a question and had students respond. I've even had them introduce themselves and add a video or image to show something that they are interested in. The possibilities are endless and it is easy to use in a hybrid teaching environment.
Check out this video on how it works. Want to try it? Here's one I created asking about what the characteristics of effective feedback are.
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