Add Padlet to Moodle LMS (for padlet.com accounts)
Updated 3 days ago
by
Rana Wilds
If you have a Padlet for Schools account ending in padlet.org: CLICK HERE for instructions on how to add Padlet to the Moodle 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 Moodle.
LMS integration for Moodle (for Admins only)
Before we can enable adding a padlet to Courses, you'll have to set up the Padlet Tool on the Moodle admin account.
What you need
- Administrator access on Moodle (ideally the same email as the Padlet for Schools owner)
- Access to the Owner's Padlet for Schools account
- Retrieve Custom Link
Using the Owner account on Padlet for Schools, access the Settings page by clicking your account name in the top-right corner > Settings > School Info > scroll down to find the 'LTI Advantage Dynamic Registration Link' and select Generate > Copy.
- Add Padlet Tool
Head to Site Administration > Plugins > Activity modules > External tool > Manage tools.
Paste the link we've given you into the Tool URL field.
Click Add LTI Advantage.
- Click on Activate
- Ensure that the Padlet tool appears
To make sure teachers are able to find Padlet to add to their courses, click on the pencil icon of the Padlet tool. Be sure that 'Tool configuration usage' is set to Show in activity chooser and as a preconfigured tool and confirm that Support Deep Linking (Content-Item Message) has been selected.
Grade passback and role provisioning
If you would like to enable grade passback and role provisioning, under the 'Services' and 'Privacy' tabs, the following options should be selected:
Automatic user group provisioning
If you would like to enable automatic user group provisioning, under 'LTI Advantage Services,' the following options should be selected:
Under 'Services,' next to 'IMS LTI Names and Role Provisioning,' select Use this service to retrieve members' information as per privacy settings.
Manual Setup for Moodle (if needed, for Admins)
- Key in these details under 'Manage Tools':
Field | Input |
Tool name | Padlet |
Tool description | Padlet LTI Tool (Your choice) |
Tool URL | |
LTI version | LTI 1.3 |
Public key type | Keyset URL |
Public keyset | |
Initiate login URL | https://padlet.com/api/hooks/library-lti/auth-validate-and-redirect |
Redirection URI(s) | |
Supports Deep Linking (Content-Item Message) | Yes |
Icon URL | |
LMS LTI Assignment and Grade Services | Yes (if you would like to enable grade passback) |
LMS LTI Names and Role Provisioning | Yes (if you would like to enable grade passback, role provisioning and automatic user group provisioning) |
Tool Settings | No |
Share launcher's name with tool | Always |
Share launcher's email with tool | Always |
Accept grades from the tool | Always (if you would like to enable grade passback) |
Force SSL | Yes |
- Send us these details:
- Platform ID
- Client ID
- Deployment ID
- Public keyset URL
- Access token URL
- Authentication request URL
Adding Padlet to Moodle Assignments (for Teachers only)
- Select a course
Click on the course you wish to add your padlet in and toggle 'Edit mode' ON (in the top-right corner).
- Add an activity or resource
Your padlet will show up as a link. Click on Add an activity or resource.
- Add Padlet
Search for Padlet and click on the tool.
- Log into Padlet
Click on Select content. This will bring you to a Padlet login page. Log into your Padlet for Schools account.
- Select the padlet
Click on the padlet you wish to have added in your course. Then click on Save.
Your padlet should look like this on Moodle!
Additional sharing options
If you want students to work on their own copy of the padlet, click on the Settings cog icon (⚙) when adding a padlet. Turn 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.
