During my training this year I was lucky enough to be introduced to and experiment with Padlet which is a whole class collaborative brainstorming tool. These kinds of tools allow for live whole class collaboration will all learners participating rather than just those who have their hands up or are chosen. In this example We had made Oobleck the week before and during a writing time we created adjectives and similies and shared them on the padlet. I had the document up on the projector meaning that as learners were writing they were able to see both their own work and that of their peer's as it was occurring. The padlet allows learners to access the collaborative work again later to support their learning as these adjectives and smilies were then used in creative writing about Oobleck.
This kind of tool engaged even my most unengaged learners as they were all given the opportunity to contribute and it was anonymous meaning learners were able to contribute as much or little as they could and the ideas were accepted equally with no judgement. This tool can cause issues if learners misuse the tool however, setting clear guidelines and expectations prior to using this tool can remove this. Additionally learners can add images, photos, videos, and links (something that you can't do if it is a class brainstorm on a whiteboard) meaning it is more interactive and supportive for learners with a greater educational value. Padlet opens new doors to collaborative classrooms.
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