Padlet is fully integrated into NC State’s Moodle environment, allowing instructors to embed Padlets directly into course pages or assignments. This streamlines access for students and allows for consistent use across the learning platform.

This article provides an overview of adding a Padlet activity and accessing Padlet through Moodle, which also provisions an account for new users.

Getting Started with Padlet

Padlet is a pre-configured LTI tool that can be added as an activity in any Moodle course. First, enable it by following the instructions in the "Managing LTI External Tools in Moodle" article.

Adding a Padlet board to a Moodle course will allow for access to that board, and creates new Padlet accounts for teachers or students accessing the activity.

There are a few key benefits to using the Moodle integration:

• Students can post directly without leaving the learning environment.
• Padlets can be embedded as activities or resources within a course. 
• Student and teacher accounts can be automatically created in the Padlet license using the activity.
• Participation can be monitored for both graded and ungraded activities.
• Grade passback to Moodle's gradebook can be used.

These features can all be configured in the Padlet board and in the settings of the LTI activity.

Connecting Padlet to a Moodle Account

The process for adding a Padlet activity requires a board or sandbox to be created in advance. However, if an instructor has not accessed Padlet before, then there isn't an already-made board or sandbox to select.

Add the Padlet activity to the Moodle course to trigger account creation:

1. In the top right corner of the Moodle window, enable Edit mode using the toggle.
2. In a given section, click the Add content icon (which looks like a plus sign).
3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select the Activity or resource option.
4. In the activity chooser, select the Padlet activity.
5. In the New external tool page, click the Select content button.
6. In the Select content pop-up menu, click the Make a padlet button.

This will open the Make a Padlet page in a new tab, and create a new account. From here, the Padlet dashboard can be accessed, and instructors can log into Padlet using their NC State Google account.

Create new Padlet boards using Padlet's "Create a board from scratch" article.

Adding a Padlet to Moodle

After an account has been created through Moodle, and a Padlet has been created in the platform, the Padlet can be linked to Moodle.

To link a Padlet to Moodle:

1. In the top right corner of the Moodle window, enable Edit mode using the toggle.
2. In a given section, click the Add content icon (which looks like a plus sign).
3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select the Activity or resource option.
4. In the activity chooser, select the Padlet activity.
5. In the New external tool page, click the Select content button.
6. In the Select content pop-up menu, under the Please select a padlet heading, select the Padlet to link to Moodle.
7. At the bottom of the page, click the Save and display button.

This will connect the Padlet board or sandbox to the Moodle activity.

Grading the Padlet is done within the board or sandbox, which then enables grade sync between Padlet and Moodle. For more details about grading in Padlet, see Padlet's "Sync grade passback on Padlet to your LMS" article.

Additional Resources

Padlet Features (Padlet Help)

Dashboard (Padlet Help)

For additional assistance, please contact the LearnTech Help Desk at learntech@ncsu.edu or (919) 513-7094, or via the Get Help form on the DELTA Knowledge Base.