Padlet

	Ineffective OH NO! (1pts)	Adequate It’s OK (2pts)	Must Use Sign me up! (3pts)
Learning Target Goal	Students can not  unable to use this tool to meet their learning target	Students can see how this tool can be used to meet their learning target	This tool is transparent and students can clearly see how this tool is used and can apply it to their learning
User-Friendly Design	Students have a hard time navigating through the tool and can not easily find what they need	Students can navigate through the tool but have difficulty finding useful tools	Students can easily navigate through tool
Access (Free or Paid)	Communication tool is too expensive and not worth the benefit of the tool and/or is not accessible to students and teachers	Communication tool requires small monthly fee that is worth the use and benefit of the tool and/or easily accessible to students and teachers	Communication tool is free and/or easily accessible to students and teachers
Differentiation	There is no way to accommodate or differentiate for all learners	This tool could be differentiated for a few types of learners	There are many ways this tool could be adapted for all learners
Student Motivation	Students are not/would not be motivated to interact using this tool	Some/few students may be  interested in using this tool	Students are excited to use this tool to interact and communicate
Timely Communication/ Feedback	Communication stream is not easily followed and takes too much practice to learn to be useful	Communication stream may be difficult to follow and manage, or managing feedback is not easily done in a timely manner	Communication stream is easy to follow and access quickly to keep feedback timely
Trackable User Work Record	Student work is not archived or able to be tracked.  There is no way to easily see what each member has contributed.	Student work may be archived OR individual student contributions may be determined	Student work is easily tracked and individual contributions are clearly and easily determined.
Medium	Tool is only available for one or two browser platforms	Tool is available in some browsers and/or devices	Tool is easily used on multiple or all available browsers, mobile devices, and computers
Age Appropriate	Tool is not appropriate for the target age group, either too simplified or too complex	Tool may need to be adapted to fit the target age group	Tool is appropriate for the target age group
Monitoring Capability	Teacher has no means to monitor and remove inappropriate content or comment	Teacher may not be able to monitor, or may not be able to remove inappropriate content	Teacher is easily able to monitor user interaction for appropriateness

When reviewing this site I had to explore around before I really caught on to what it could be used for and how to use it effectively in the classroom. I thought this might be an interesting app to make a collage of ideas or a story board for characters or concepts about print. It could also be used to make an interactive idea board and a discussion board around morning meeting or afternoon meeting. Padlet at first would take some pre-teaching for student's to understand what it can be used for and navigating through the site. Padlet is only available as a website and is not available as an app. A teacher could share the site as an app icon on the students iPad if students were going to be using Padlet for every day tasks. One accept that I do really enjoy is that the communication stream is easy to follow and students can quickly add work or ideas to Padlet from their device. This communication tool could be very useful in the classroom with the right guidance and teaching.