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How student accounts work at Padlet

Updated 1 week ago by Rana Wilds

With all the different Padlet plans offered, one question that is often asked by teachers is, "How do student accounts work with this plan?" Depending on the plan type, student accounts work differently.

Specific plan details can be found below. 👇

Neon / Gold / Platinum

Logging in

With individual accounts, students have full control over how they sign in. Because student accounts are not included with teachers' personal accounts (such as Neon, Gold and Platinum), their accounts are completely separate and will need to be managed as such. An account will need to be created by the student at padlet.com.

Students can log into their personal accounts using one of the following:

  • Email and password
  • Login with Google
  • Login with Microsoft
  • Login with Apple

Account management

Students are fully responsible for the management of their own accounts. Teachers have no way of managing students' accounts while being a member of a Neon, Gold or Platinum plan.

Anonymous posting

To post on a padlet, creating accounts is not required. However, please know that if students interact with your padlets without being logged into an account, their contributions will be labeled as, 'anonymous.' This can (and often does) lead to students abusing their Padlet privileges and making inappropriate posts.

The only way to prevent this would be for the student to sign up for an account at padlet.com and to require logging in on each of your padlet's privacy settings. To do this, click on the Share button and toggle the button ON next to 'Require visitors to log in.'

This will require users to sign into their account before they can view your padlet.

If you wish for your students to interact with your padlets without having their own account, we recommend having them include their name with their post.
Permissions

Because student accounts are completely separate from a teacher's personal account, the option to control student Permissions is not available.

Safety

Because student accounts are completely separate from a teacher's personal account, the option to set up Content moderation and Safety Net features is not available.

Classroom

Logging in

Classroom accounts contain a shared environment between students and teachers. Everyone is included in the same space making collaboration simple!

After you set up your Classroom account, you can invite your students! By sending out the invite link, it allows students to accept their spot. Students can paste the link into their browser and then click Accept invite (if they're already logged into their account) or Sign up to accept invite (if they are not logged into their account).

If students are not logged into their account but they do have one, no worries! They can click Sign up to accept invite and then click Log in in the upper-right corner on the next page.

Students can log into their personal accounts using one of the following:

  • Email and password
  • Login with Google
  • Login with Microsoft
  • Login with Apple

Account management

Permissions

Teachers can control student permissions within a Classroom account. You can access your Permissions from your settings. Start by logging into your Padlet account, then click on the Settings cog icon (⚙️) > select the Classroom account (at the top) > Permissions.

From here, you can toggle between the Students and Teachers tabs to set permissions for each role. Some examples of permission you can set are:

  • Pick and choose which padlet privacy setting options to allow
  • Set the default padlet privacy settings so that each new padlet created is automatically assigned that setting
  • Option to prohibit accessibility of padlets outside of the Classroom

You can read more about Permissions here!

Safety

Control the safety settings for your Classroom by clicking Content on your Settings page.

Classrooms and school accounts have the added benefit of turning Content moderation on to prevent students from posting inappropriate content. Choose to manually approve/deny posts before they are displayed on the padlet or allow Safety Net to automatically approve/deny flagged content for you.

Analytics

View the statistics of your account by clicking Analytics on your Settings page. View the total posts, padlets, comments, active users and more. You can read about how to utilize self-serve Analytics here: Analytics

Deactivate accounts

Deactivating a student's account can be done on the Settings page under Members. Click the drop-down menu next to the student and click Deactivate.

Users that are deactivated will no longer have access to the Classroom account but all of their work (padlets, posts, etc.) will still be available. You can add the user back later, if necessary.

Padlet for Schools

Logging in

Padlet for Schools accounts contain a shared environment between students and teachers. Everyone is included in the same space making collaboration simple!

Once users are added to the Padlet for Schools account, choose the way you'd like your students to login.

You can also use automatic account creation to remove the need to add users to the account. Any user with an approved email domain can simply go to their school's Padlet URL or visit a padlet created within the account. Users will be prompted to log in with their school email (if they are not already) and an account will be automatically created for them.

Account management

Permissions

The Owner and anyone with an Admin role can control student permissions within a Padlet for Schools account. You can access your Permissions from your settings. Start by logging into your Padlet account, then click on the Settings cog icon > select your School account (at the top) > Permissions.

From here, you can toggle between the Students and Teachers tabs to set permissions for each role. Some examples of permission you can set are:

  • Pick and choose which padlet privacy setting options to allow
  • Set the default padlet privacy settings so that each new padlet created is automatically assigned that setting
  • Option to allow students to see the gallery tab in their dashboard

You can read more about Permissions here!

Safety

The Owner and anyone with an Admin role can control the safety settings for your Padlet for Schools account by clicking Content on the Settings page. School accounts have the added benefit of turning Content moderation on to prevent students from posting inappropriate content. Choose to manually approve/deny posts before they are displayed on the padlet or allow Safety Net to automatically approve/deny flagged content for you.

Analytics

The Owner and anyone with an Admin role can view the statistics of the account by clicking Analytics on the Settings page. View the total posts, padlets, comments, active users and more. You can read about how to utilize self-serve Analytics here: Analytics

Deactivate accounts

When users leave the school, the Owner or anyone with an Admin role can Deactivate their account.

Go to the Settings page > select your School account > Members. If removing only a few users, you can click the drop-down menu on the right side of their name and choose Deactivate for each member. You can also check the box next to multiple users' accounts and choose Deactivate users at the top, to do this in bulk.

If rostering is turned ON, admins will need to use the external rostering system to modify users.
Users that are deactivated will no longer be able to log into the Padlet for Schools account but all of their work (padlets, posts, etc.) will still be available.

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