[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fZBQQ8ErrxkGg_MFLc1B8wLj8Eps7o0cleRBsCEC6Spo":3,"related-articles-l460zmngx8-en":20},{"data":4},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"description":8,"body":9,"category_id":10,"published":11,"created_at":12,"updated_at":13,"language":14,"relative_url":15,"author":16},"l460zmngx8","How student accounts work at Padlet","how-student-accounts-work-at-padlet","Understand how student accounts function across different Padlet plans: Neon\u002FGold\u002FPlatinum, Classroom, and Schools.","\u003Cp>With all the \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Ft0rudsk896-subscription-plans\" target=\"_blank\">different Padlet plans offered\u003C\u002Fa>, 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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Specific plan details can be found below. 👇\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Neon \u002F Gold \u002F Platinum\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Ch4>Logging in\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>With individual accounts, students have full control over how they sign in. Because student accounts are not included with teachers' personal accounts \u003Cem>(such as Neon, Gold and Platinum)\u003C\u002Fem>, 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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Students can log into their personal accounts using one of the following:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Email and password\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Login with Google\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Login with Microsoft\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Login with Apple\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch4>Account management\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch5>Anonymous posting\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>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, \u003Cem>'anonymous.'\u003C\u002Fem> This can \u003Cem>(and often does)\u003C\u002Fem> lead to students abusing their Padlet privileges and making inappropriate posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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 \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fzwbvogdu7a-privacy-and-permission-settings\" target=\"_blank\">padlet's privacy settings\u003C\u002Fa>. To do this, click on the \u003Cstrong>Share\u003C\u002Fstrong> button and toggle the button \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong> next to \u003Cem>'Require visitors to log in.'\u003C\u002Fem> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This will require users to sign into their account before they can view your padlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fl460zmngx8\u002F1772555187889\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-03-11-25-06.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">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.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch5>Permissions\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>Because student accounts are completely separate from a teacher's personal account, the option to control student Permissions is not available.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch5>Safety\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>Because student accounts are completely separate from a teacher's personal account, the option to set up \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fv6iz7bhhl1-turn-on-content-moderation\" target=\"_blank\">Content moderation\u003C\u002Fa> and Safety Net features is not available.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Classroom\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Ch4>Logging in\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Classroom accounts contain a \u003Cu>shared\u003C\u002Fu> environment between students and teachers. Everyone is included in the same space making collaboration simple!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After you \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fm3cyfupok4-how-to-set-up-a-classroom-plan\" target=\"_blank\">set up your Classroom\u003C\u002Fa> 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 \u003Cstrong>Accept invite\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>(if they're already logged into their account)\u003C\u002Fem> or \u003Cstrong>Sign up to accept invite\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>(if they are not logged into their account)\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fl460zmngx8\u002F1727134076647\u002Fxnapper-2024-09-23-19-32-19.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>If students are not logged into their account but they do have one, no worries! They can click \u003Cstrong>Sign up to accept invite\u003C\u002Fstrong> and then click \u003Cstrong>Log in\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the upper-right corner on the next page.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fl460zmngx8\u002F1727134286537\u002Fxnapper-2024-09-23-19-34-15.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Students can log into their personal accounts using one of the following:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Email and password\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Login with Google\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Login with Microsoft\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Login with Apple\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch4>Account management\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Ch5>Permissions\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>Teachers can control student permissions within a Classroom account. You can access your \u003Cstrong>Permissions\u003C\u002Fstrong> from your settings. Start by logging into your Padlet account, then click on the \u003Cstrong>Settings cog icon \u003C\u002Fstrong>(⚙️) > select the \u003Cstrong>Classroom account\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>(at the top)\u003C\u002Fem> > \u003Cstrong>Permissions\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fl460zmngx8\u002F1772555405501\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-03-11-29-25.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>From here, you can toggle between the \u003Cspan style=\"color:#7b64ff\" data-hd-color=\"#7b64ff\">\u003Cstrong>Students\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan> and \u003Cspan style=\"color:#7b64ff\" data-hd-color=\"#7b64ff\">\u003Cstrong>Teachers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan> tabs to set permissions for each role. Some examples of permission you can set are:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Pick and choose which padlet privacy setting options to allow\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Set the default padlet privacy settings so that each new padlet created is automatically assigned that setting\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Option to prohibit accessibility of padlets outside of the Classroom\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>You can \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fq5e9kv6xk9-padlet-for-schools-permissions\" target=\"_blank\">read more about Permissions here!\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch5>Safety\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>Control the safety settings for your Classroom by clicking \u003Cstrong>Content\u003C\u002Fstrong> on your \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> page.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fl460zmngx8\u002F1772555487930\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-03-11-30-59.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Classrooms and school accounts have the added benefit of turning \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fv6iz7bhhl1-turn-on-content-moderation\" target=\"_blank\">Content moderation\u003C\u002Fa> on to prevent students from posting inappropriate content. Choose to manually approve\u002Fdeny posts before they are displayed on the padlet or allow Safety Net to automatically approve\u002Fdeny flagged content for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch5>Analytics\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>View the statistics of your account by clicking \u003Cstrong>Analytics\u003C\u002Fstrong> on your \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> page. View the total posts, padlets, comments, active users and more. You can read about how to utilize self-serve Analytics here: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fnwea562tqn-analytics\" target=\"_blank\">Analytics\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch5>Deactivate accounts\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>Deactivating a student's account can be done on the Settings page under \u003Cstrong>Members\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Click the drop-down menu next to the student and click \u003Cstrong>Deactivate\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\"> Users that are deactivated will no longer have access to the Classroom account but all of their work \u003Cem>(padlets, posts, etc.)\u003C\u002Fem> will still be available. You can add the user back later, if necessary.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>Padlet for Schools\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Ch4>Logging in\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>Padlet for Schools accounts contain a \u003Cu>shared\u003C\u002Fu> environment between students and teachers. Everyone is included in the same space making collaboration simple!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once users are added to the Padlet for Schools account, choose the way you'd like your students to login.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Email and password\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Rostering\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>(via\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fzrp0d0qh8y-one-roster-rostering\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>OneRoster\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>,\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F3xayyfkitc-class-link-rostering\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>ClassLink\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>,\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>or using the\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Ff3ketw1koq-padlet-and-google-for-education-app-hub\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Google for Education App Hub\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>)\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fu36lukmdld-enable-third-party-login-for-padlet-for-schools-at-padlet-com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>Third-party login using single sign-on (SSO)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Log in with Google\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Log in with Microsoft\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F5gqx16tt5w-sign-in-using-class-link-at-padlet-com\" target=\"_blank\">Log in with ClassLink\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fzqwmsyg2br-sign-in-using-clever-at-padlet-com\" target=\"_blank\">Log in with Clever\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">You can also use \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.help\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fu36lukmdld-enable-third-party-login-for-padlet-for-schools-at-padlet-com#create_accounts_automatically\" target=\"_blank\">automatic account creation\u003C\u002Fa> 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 \u003Cem>(if they are not already)\u003C\u002Fem> and an account will be automatically created for them.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch4>Account management\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Ch5>Permissions\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>The Owner and anyone with an Admin role can control student permissions within a Padlet for Schools account. You can access your \u003Cstrong>Permissions\u003C\u002Fstrong> from your settings. Start by logging into your Padlet account, then click on the \u003Cstrong>Settings cog icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> > select your \u003Cstrong>School account \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem>(at the top) \u003C\u002Fem>> \u003Cstrong>Permissions\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From here, you can toggle between the \u003Cspan style=\"color:#7b64ff\" data-hd-color=\"#7b64ff\">\u003Cstrong>Students\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan> and \u003Cspan style=\"color:#7b64ff\" data-hd-color=\"#7b64ff\">\u003Cstrong>Teachers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan> tabs to set permissions for each role. Some examples of permission you can set are:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Pick and choose which padlet privacy setting options to allow\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Set the default padlet privacy settings so that each new padlet created is automatically assigned that setting\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Option to allow students to see the gallery tab in their dashboard\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fl460zmngx8\u002F1727643929850\u002Fimage.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>You can \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fvv89lqhrx7-padlet-for-schools-permissions-com\" target=\"_blank\">read more about Permissions here!\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch5>Safety\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>The Owner and anyone with an Admin role can control the safety settings for your Padlet for Schools account by clicking \u003Cstrong>Content\u003C\u002Fstrong> on the \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> page. School accounts have the added benefit of turning \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fv6iz7bhhl1-turn-on-content-moderation\" target=\"_blank\">Content moderation\u003C\u002Fa> on to prevent students from posting inappropriate content. Choose to manually approve\u002Fdeny posts before they are displayed on the padlet or allow Safety Net to automatically approve\u002Fdeny flagged content for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch5>Analytics\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>The Owner and anyone with an Admin role can view the statistics of the account by clicking \u003Cstrong>Analytics\u003C\u002Fstrong> on the \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> page. View the total posts, padlets, comments, active users and more. You can read about how to utilize self-serve Analytics here: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fnwea562tqn-analytics\" target=\"_blank\">Analytics\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fl460zmngx8\u002F1727643665368\u002Fimage.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch5>Deactivate accounts\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>When users leave the school, the Owner or anyone with an Admin role can \u003Cstrong>Deactivate\u003C\u002Fstrong> their account.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Go to the \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> page > select your \u003Cstrong>School account\u003C\u002Fstrong> > \u003Cstrong>Members\u003C\u002Fstrong>. If removing only a few users, you can click the drop-down menu on the right side of their name and choose \u003Cstrong>Deactivate\u003C\u002Fstrong> for each member. You can also check the box next to multiple users' accounts and choose \u003Cstrong>Deactivate users\u003C\u002Fstrong> at the top, to do this in bulk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">If rostering is turned \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong>, admins will need to use the external rostering system to modify users.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"warning-callout\">Users that are deactivated will no longer be able to log into the Padlet for Schools account but all of their work \u003Cem>(padlets, posts, etc.)\u003C\u002Fem> will still be available.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>","4kjzrqf7rf",true,"2026-03-03T16:37:52.876055Z","2026-03-04T02:03:31.889183Z","en","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fl460zmngx8-how-student-accounts-work-at-padlet",{"name":17,"email":18,"profile_image":19},"Rana Wilds","musicmama@wallwisher.com","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Fother\u002F1696432467941\u002Fimg-2298.jpeg",{"data":21},[22,28,34,40],{"id":23,"title":24,"description":25,"slug":26,"href":27},"2becxvn3dw","Privacy policy","Understand what data Padlet collects, who it's shared with, and your data rights via the privacy policy.","what-is-padlet-s-privacy-policy","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F2becxvn3dw-what-is-padlet-s-privacy-policy",{"id":29,"title":30,"description":31,"slug":32,"href":33},"5ukr72fqdp","Blocking spam links","Understand how Padlet checks outbound links for safety and warns you before visiting potentially dangerous sites.","spam-blocker","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F5ukr72fqdp-spam-blocker",{"id":35,"title":36,"description":37,"slug":38,"href":39},"8js9ntkruy","GDPR compliance","Understand Padlet's GDPR compliance, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification, and Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfer.","is-padlet-gdpr-compliant","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F8js9ntkruy-is-padlet-gdpr-compliant",{"id":41,"title":42,"description":43,"slug":44,"href":45},"9j9aadt8tn","Get started with Padlet","Learn how to navigate Padlet's dashboard, create boards, customize settings, manage privacy, and share your content.","how-do-i-get-started-with-padlet","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F9j9aadt8tn-how-do-i-get-started-with-padlet"]