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Padlet

Padlet is an online notice board where you can contribute to a shared board or create your own to add notes, including text, images, audio, video and web links. 

Log in to Padlet

 

 

 

The Padlet login screen showing the 'continue with Microsoft option'

Once logged in you can access Padlets that are shared with you or create your own. 

The Padlet homepage with Recents shown

Create a Padlet

Before you can create a Padlet, you must have created an account and logged in. You can create an unlimited number of Padlets: 

Permissions and Privacy settings

By default, all Padlets are are created with visitor permissions set to "commenter" and privacy set to 'Org Wide'. This configuration allows anyone within the university who has the Padlet's URL to view and comment on posts. However, the Padlet is not publicly accessible outside the organisation.

The Visitor permissions setting can be set to:

  • No access: Ideal during setup or when you want to temporarily hide your Padlet—only the creator can access it.
  • Reader: Visitors can view the posts but cannot add to the Padlet.
  • Commenter: Visitors cannot add new posts but can comment on and react to existing ones.
  • Writer: Visitors can add new posts and comment.
  • Moderator: visitors can add posts and comment and edit other posts, but will not be able to edit the Padlet settings.

The privacy settings can be Set to: 

  • Secret Password: The Padlet remains hidden publicly and requires both the link and a password to access.
  • Secret: Only users with the link can access the Padlet; it remains hidden from search engines and public listings.
  • Org-Only / Org-Wide: Restricted to members of the University of Derby. Users must be logged in with their organisational account to access it. You can optionally choose to show these to the whole university so they can access it without the URL.

How to adjust your privacy Settings on a Padlet (External Link)

Please note: You can also give individuals specific permissions to your Padlet to allow them to read, write, edit, or administer depending how you would like people to use the Padlet.

Share a Padlet

A Padlet can be shared in a variety of ways, including via: 

  • Link (URL) 
  • QR code 
  • Email 

 How to share your Padlet (External Link)