{"id":6834,"date":"2018-04-10T09:30:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T08:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=6834"},"modified":"2018-04-19T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T11:41:46","slug":"padlet-some-changes-to-a-popular-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/04\/10\/padlet-some-changes-to-a-popular-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Padlet – some changes to a popular tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many staff and students at the University of Sussex are using <\/span>Padlet<\/span><\/a>, which is a very versatile and flexible digital tool that we have been sharing with colleagues for a few years.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning of April 2018, Padlet changed its pricing model, so if you have been using the free version (now called Padlet Basic) there are some new limits on what you can do. Given the popularity of Padlet at Sussex, Technology Enhanced Learning will secure an institutional licence for the academic year 18\/19 which will allow unlimited Padlets, remove advertising, increase upload limits and make adding students easier. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the meantime, this post offers some tips for making the most of your Padlet Basic account.<\/span><\/p>\n

Padlet Basic limits and new features<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Padlet Basic limits new users to 3 Padlets. If you already had a Padlet account before the change, you will retain your existing number of padlets +3. So if you had 10 padlets before, you now have 13. There are still no limits on the number of Padlets you can post on, or who can post on yours.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the plus side, some features that were previously not included in the free version have been added, including:<\/span><\/p>\n