Overview

Padlet is a media rich application that enables you to create posts on digital boards that your tutors have shared with you and your peers. Padlet boards allow for collaborative group work where you and your peers can post videos, text, images, files and can also leave comments.

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Accessing Padlet

Your tutors will share a link with you to access any padlet boards that they have set up. 

When you click on the link, you will be prompted to sign in 

Click on the 'Log in with Microsoft' button. 

Then enter your university email address and password to log into Padlet.

Logging into falmouthuniversity.padlet.org screen showing 'Continue with Microsoft' button.

Posting to a padlet

  1. To post to a padlet, click on the plus button 

  1. Add a title to your post in the ‘Subject’ field
  2. Add content - you have the option to add the following to your post:
    • Upload a file
    • Add a link
    • Access your camera to take a photo
    • Search for and add an image
    • Click on ‘More attachment types’ to add content such as gifs, YouTube videos or music from Spotify

  1. Enter your text in the ‘write something beautiful...’ field  

    Note: the ‘write something ...’ text field is always situated beneath the content icons, but the wording will vary.

  2. When you have finished adding content, click on the ‘Publish’ button

For detailed information on posting, view Padlet’s Add a post guidance. For guidance on deleting a post view Padlet’s Delete a post guidance.

Question mark iconFurther Support

For general queries about the Learning Space, students should first contact their module leader or personal tutor. For any other comments or issues within this guide, please contact the Digital Learning Team via dlsupport@falmouth.ac.uk. Alternatively, please refer to the numerous help guides found on our Knowledge Base. 


View the Accessibility Statement for all of our support guides.