Padlet (formerly Wallwisher) is a free application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information: text, URL, video, audio, attached files,  for any topic. Only the owner of the board needs to create an account.

Padlet Mini can be installed in your browser allows you to add the page you are browsing to your Padlet and gives you a shortcut to view your Padlets.

Settings enable you to make your wall completely open for public contributions, completely private, or moderated by you (you approve all contributions before they show). Padlet is available on the web but also available for free as both an Android and iOS app. Use it from any device or move between several devices and still access your work. App and web versions vary slightly.

Use a Padlet to collaborate in collecting ideas, brainstorming, and more. Students will be able to access it for free, no matter what device they have. Padlet does not require students to create user accounts, and therefore is doesn’t show which work is attributable to which student. You might like to require students to initial their contributions.  Before starting to use your online board you should discuss etiquette and establish specific class rules and consequences around posting.

TIP: Padlet also embeds nicely into Blackboard, all you need to do is copy the embed code from your Padlet board. Create an item and swap to HTML mode in the editor, paste the embed code, close the HTML window and then save your item.  You should see and be able to post to your Padlet board now in Blackboard.

Here’s a tutorial on using Padlet: