How to add Padlet to Blackboard LMS (for padlet.com accounts)
If you have a Padlet for Schools account ending in padlet.org: CLICK HERE for instructions on how to add Padlet to the Blackboard LMS.
If you have a Padlet for Schools account ending in padlet.com, keep reading.
There are a few different ways to embed a padlet in an LMS. This article will describe how to connect Padlet to Blackboard.
LMS integration for Blackboard (for Admins only)
Before we can enable add a padlet to Courses, you'll have to set up the Padlet Tool on the Blackboard Admin account.
You will need:
- Administrator access on Blackboard
- Access to either a Teacher or Owner account on Padlet for Schools
- Log into Blackboard
The account on Blackboard should be the same email as the Padlet for Schools owner.
Example: If the Padlet for Schools account owner is "[email protected]," you should use the Blackboard account for "[email protected]" to do the registration.
- Register LTI 1.3
Click on System Admin > Under 'Integrations,' select LTI Tool Providers > Select Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool.
- Populate fields for registration
Fill in 49389ab1-7837-4686-ab54-b253f240ca2c as your client ID and click on Submit.
The fields that show up after should be auto-populated. Click on Submit again.
- Check the boxes for Name and Email Address
If you would like to enable role provisioning, check the box next to Role in Course, along with Name and Email Address.
If you would like to enable automatic user group provisioning, select Yes next to 'Allow membership service access.'
- Manage and Edit Placements
Click on the drop-down arrow and select Manage Placements.
Padlet should show up as a Placement. Click on Edit.
- Fill in these details under 'Create Placement' (if not already filled)
Field | What to enter |
Label | Padlet LTI (For user identification purposes) |
Handle | padlet-lti-1p3-tool (For user identification purposes) |
Availability | Yes |
Type | Deep Linking content tool |
Target Link URL | https://padlet.com/api/hooks/library-lti/launch |
- Add padlet to a course
Click on the course from your Course list you wish to add your padlet in and select Content > Build Content.
- Select the Padlet tool
Under the 'Build Content' drop-down, select the Padlet tool. It should show up as the label indicated in Step 6. This will bring you to a Padlet login page. Log into your Padlet for Schools account.
- Obtain the link deployment token
Head back to your Padlet for Schools account and open Settings, then click on School Info. Under 'Learning tools interoperability,' click on Generate next to 'LTI Link Deployment Token' to generate a token in place of using SSO. Copy and paste the token code given into the 'Token' field on the pop-up in Blackboard.
Note: This will only be needed in the initial set-up.
- Select a padlet
After logging in, select any padlet by clicking on it.
That's it! Teachers can now go ahead and add padlets to their courses.
Adding Padlet to Blackboard Courses (for Teachers only)
- Select a course
Click on the course from your Course list you wish to add your padlet in and select Content > Build Content.
- Select the Padlet tool
Under the 'Build Content' dropdown, select the Padlet tool. It should show up as the label indicated in Step 6 above. This will bring you to the Padlet login page. Log into your Padlet for Schools account.
- Select a padlet
Select any padlet by clicking on it.
Your padlet should look like this on Blackboard!
Additional sharing options
If you want students to work on their own copy of the padlet, toggle the 'Create a copy for each user' option ON. Students will get their own copy when they click on the link in the assignment and you will be automatically added as a shared member to the padlet.