Creating and sharing a Padlet board

This guide shows you how to create, customise and share your Padlet board to the students and other educators.

Chau Tran
32 steps
2 minutes

Padlet

Access Padlet Dashboard

Go to [padlet.com/victoriauniversityau](https://padlet.com/victoriauniversityau) Then log in with your VU email in [YourName@vu.edu.au](mailto:Yourname@vu.edu.au) format

If you have an existing Padlet account, you can import any existing boards from your personal into your VU Padlet account. See [Import my personal Padlets to Schools account](https://padlet.help/l/en/article/179fiy69db-how-can-i-import-my-padlets-from-to-backpack-account-from-an-existing-account#import_to_a_padlet_for_schools_account_at_padlet_com)

Click **+ Make** on the top left

Click on **a board type** (for example 'Wall') to create a new Padlet board. Or select a template from a range of Recipes.

Enter your board title. *Your naming convention should be unit code and topic (example ABC1234 - Introduction to...)*

Select a **format** from the list. You can always go back and change the format later.

Click **Done** to save the changes.

Customise your board

Open the settings by clicking the **gear icon** on the top right of your screen.

Scroll through the list to modify and customise your board.

Padlet settings will be saved automatically by the system. Once done, click on the X (close) icon to exit the settings panel.

Your board is now ready to use!

Learners can simply click on the '**+Post**' button at the bottom right to start a post.

Then fill out the details or add attachments. Once done, click on **Publish**.

Add Collaborators

Click on the **Share** option at the top right.

Search for staff members by their name or their email address in the **Add a collaborator** field.

Select the relevant staff from the list.

Then, adjust any permissions if needed.

To allow another colleague to manage your board. Best to assign them to either Moderator or Admin roles.

Embed into your unit space

Boards created in Padlet can be exported in several ways, including as a PDF, an image, a spreadsheet, or printed out. Your Padlet can also be shared by its unique URL, or QR code, or embedded into your unit space.

To embed Padlet, click on the **Share** button.

Click **Embed in your blog or website.**

Click **Copy board embed code.**

Go to your VU Collaborate unit space and select **Edit HTML** from the dropdown of a session/web page.

In the HTML editor, place your cursor where you want the Padlet board to be located.

Click on the **Insert Stuff** icon.

Then select **Enter Embed Code**.

**Paste the code** in the Embed Code field.

Click **Next**

Click **Insert**

Then click **Save and Close**, to confirm your changes.

Your Padlet board will be embedded nicely to the page similar to here.

Present your board as a SlideShow

To display your Padlet board as presentation slides, simply click on the **Open Slideshow** option from the top-right menu.

The slideshow will open in a new tab. The look and format of the presentation will be the same as the appearance settings in your current board.

For more information, refer to the [Padlet Slideshow](https://padlet.help/l/en/article/n7c1hy65t4-slideshow) guide by the Padlet team.