Welcome to Padlet for Schools for administrators! (for padlet.com accounts)
Updated 1 week ago
by
Rana Wilds
Thank you for choosing Padlet for Schools! This will be the go-to resource for all of your admin needs.
Teachers can access the Welcome to Padlet for Schools for Teachers guide. This will be the go-to resource for your teachers to get started with Padlet for Schools.
Access your account
Once you are signed into your account at padlet.com, be sure you are viewing your Padlet for Schools account by clicking your account name/avatar in the upper-right corner of your dashboard. Ensure the check mark is located next to your school account. Read more about navigating between accounts here.
Transfer your padlets
If you used the same email address for your personal account and your Padlet for Schools account, you can easily move your padlets from your dashboard.
Click on your Made by me folder on the left-hand side of your dashboard. Click the vertical three-dot ellipsis button (...) on the padlet's thumbnail and select Transfer padlet. Choose your Padlet for Schools account from the list and the padlet will automatically transfer.
Manage settings
The owner and account admins (yes, you can have more than one) share similar access to your account settings. To access your settings, click on your account name in the top-right corner of your dashboard and go to Settings.
School info
In the panel on the left side of the Settings page, find your organization's account name and choose School info. This is where you can change your avatar/logo, the name of your account and your LTI connector (if you wish to use one).
You can integrate Padlet with your school’s Learning Management System (LMS) platform using our LTI connectors free of charge! This allows teachers to easily add padlets as assignments to the LMS. An account is automatically created for students if they do not have one when they access the assignment from the LMS. Check out the instructions below for the LMS you are interested in.
Security
Choose the available log in options for your account from your Security tab.
Allow members of your account to log in with their email and password or choose from one of the single sign on (SSO) options! If choosing to log in with SSO, toggle it ON and check to ensure the appropriate email domain is shown under 'Approved domains.'
If you would like to allow access into your account for an entire email domain group, email [email protected] to approve your domain. When members go to your account URL or visit a padlet associated with the account, they will be prompted to log in (if they are not already) and automatically provisioned an account.
Members
Add, edit and remove members from your Padlet for Schools account under the Members tab.
Add users
Choose between uploading your members using Invite links, adding emails or uploading a CSV file.
- Invite links: Click the Add members button > Invite links > Enable and Copy the role you're inviting members to > paste the link where you wish to share this with your users.
- Add emails: Click the Add members button > Add emails > add the email of the user you wish to invite > select their role. Once you've added all of them, click Send invite.
- Upload CSV: Fill out the sample CSV form and add it by selecting Upload.
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Edit/remove users
To edit/remove a single user, click on the user's role on the Members page.
To edit/remove multiple users at the same time, click on the checkbox next to each user and choose either Change roles or Remove at the top of the page.
Users that have been removed from the Padlet for Schools account will no longer have access to the account. You can still view their padlets and existing contributions.
Read more about the different ways you can add, edit and remove users here!
Permissions
From your Permissions page, you can customize the permissions for teachers and students in your account. By default, we have set your permissions to ensure your account is secure. If you want to edit them, you can change them by following the steps here: Padlet for Schools permission settings
Content
Moderation
Another very important feature for Padlet for Schools admins is having the ability to customize which categories of content are moderated by Safety Net. Safety Net is the program we use to filter between safe and unsafe content on a padlet. Read how to turn on specific settings here!
Attachments
Click Attachments at the top of the Content settings page to choose which attachment types are available to your users. Just click on Default on next to the attachment type.
Analytics
Access analytics for your account (such as the number of active users, number of padlets created and an alphabetical list of your users) within the Analytics tab. Read more about these features and how they can be utilized here: Padlet for Schools Analytics
FAQs
How do my teachers transfer their padlets into the school account?
* To transfer multiple padlets at the same time, see how to multi-select here.
* If both accounts are under separate email addresses: Have the teacher reach out to us at [email protected] with their request to transfer their padlets. Make sure it is coming from the email associated with the account that the padlets are being transferred out of. We can transfer the padlets into the school account for them.
