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What is Padlet Backpack?

Padlet Backpack is designed to help teachers and students collaborate easily in a private environment. You can watch this awesome demo video to see it in action. Or, create a free trial account! For…

Updated 5 days ago by Carla Sese

How can I import my padlets to my Backpack account from an existing account?

Step 1: Log in to your Backpack account. Click on your avatar. There, you will see a drop-down menu which includes the option to import. Step 2: In the next page, you will be prompted to log in to yo…

Updated 1 week ago by Amanda Wucher

How do I turn on Google or Microsoft login for Backpack or Briefcase?

If you are tired of asking your users to create yet another account at yet another site, fret not! Padlet has something for you which is convenient as well as secure. Using SSO, or single sign-on, is…

Updated 2 weeks ago by Julia Carnes

Add users to your account in bulk

For Backpack and Briefcase users only. If you have a large number of users to invite as members of your organization, you can register them at once by uploading a.csv (comma-separated values) file th…

Updated 3 weeks ago by Carla Sese

How can I share a padlet with users outside our organisation?

If you are a Backpack or Briefcase member (meaning your domain ends in padlet.org) and want to share a padlet to a non-member, you can make changes to the padlet's settings to allow access to others.…

Updated 3 weeks ago by Carla Sese

Can teachers turn off student access for creating padlets?

Although we understand why teachers would like to turn off student access to making their own padlets, we do not currently offer that feature. However, we are working on a solution for this. In the m…

Updated 4 weeks ago by Amanda Wucher

Can we reassign one student's account to another?

If you have many students changing schools or if you lead an educational program where students frequently filter in and out, you may be wondering if you can reassign student accounts. Rather than gi…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

Should I cancel my Pro account if my school bought me a Backpack account?

If your school purchased a Backpack account for you, it would be wise to cancel your personal Pro account. This is because you likely will not want to pay for 2 separate accounts when you could conso…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

Can I merge my padlet accounts?

You certainly can merge your padlet accounts! For importing padlets from a basic account to Backpack or Briefcase, follow these steps: How can I import my padlets to my Backpack account from an exist…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

Can I turn off the ability for students to choose particular padlet formats?

At this time, all padlet formats are available to anyone with an account-free or paid. If you do not wish for your students to utilize a particular format, such as the Backchannel format, we recommen…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

Do teachers with Backpack have a Manage People button on their dashboards?

Yes, teachers should have a Manage People button on the dashboards of their Backpack accounts. (Please see here for more details). If you do not see this button on your dashboard, there is the possib…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

Where is my blue Manage People button?

If you are wondering where your blue, Manage Peopl e button is located, you should see it on your dashboard when you first log into your Backpack account. If you log into your account and still do no…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

If I emailed a PO, how do I know if I was charged?

Please note that when creating a new Padlet Backpack account with a PO, you will receive an invoice before we attempt to charge your account. If you emailed a PO and did not receive an invoice, pleas…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

How many people can test out our trial Backpack account?

You can add as many teachers and students as you wish to your trial Backpack account. We also offer an entire month to try out Padlet Backpack for free. Thus, please do not feel the need to limit you…

Updated 1 month ago by Amanda Wucher

Set up and Join Padlet Backpack

Set up Padlet Backpack. Being a member of a Backpack account unlocks more awesome features in Padlet! To access them, you can create a sitewide account by signing for a 30-day free trial or joining a…

Updated 2 months ago by Carla Sese

How do I remove users from our organisation account?

People come and people go, we totally get it. Let's not make this goodbye harder than it has to be :( Make sure you're logged in as the owner of the account first! If not, I'd have wasted about 2 min…

Updated 2 months ago by Audrey Leong

Are all Backpack subscriptions $2000?

No, in fact, most Backpack subscriptions are not $2,000. Your Backpack subscription should only cost $2,000 if you paid for 500 licenses. The current pricing model is $1,000 + $2 per license. Visit t…

Updated 2 months ago by Amanda Wucher

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