Sign up for Padlet
- First, make a free Padlet account using your Trinity email address.
- Choose Sign Up for Free on the Padlet homepage, then Sign up with email.
- On your Padlet homepage, click Make a Padlet and choose the Canvas layout option.
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Make an Essential Artist Board with Padlet
Why use Padlet?
Padlet is a digital bulletin board tool that can help you:
- Keep track of everything you find
- Organize your sources into different categories
- Make connections between sources
Add Notes to Your Padlet Board
- Record each source you find by adding a note to your Padlet board.
- Click the plus sign in the bottom right corner of your Padlet board to create a new note.
- Start by adding a title and some text to your note (see above).
- The text should include a citation for the source.
- You can also add media to your note, like files, links, photos, and more (see below).
- For articles, upload a PDF to your note.
- For websites or videos, add a link to your note.
- When you're done, click the publish button to add the note to your Padlet board.
Add Comments to Published Notes
- First, click the gear icon and enable Comments for the Padlet board in your overall Posting settings.
- Then, add comments to each of your published notes with key quotes and takeaways from the source.
- This will keep the text on each post from being too long and taking over the board.
- To add a comment, click the comment bubble in the bottom right corner of the published post.
- Type your comment where it says add comment, and then click the pink button to publish it.
