Create a Canvas Padlet Assignment

Add Padlet to a Canvas Assignments

Before creating a Padlet Assignment, log in to https://chapmanuniversity1.padlet.org/ Links to an external site. .
Create the Padlet and update the privacy settings to anything other than Private and change to Can Write. You can also import your Padlet from padlet.com and update the privacy settings.
  1. Create a new Assignment

Courses > Assignments > + Assignment

  1. Add External Tool

Head to Submission Type, indicate External Tool and click on Find.

Note: Do not add a padlet link to the field.

2. Add Padlet as an external tool

Depending on what the Admin named it, find Padlet on the list of tools and click on it.

3. Log into Padlet and select the Padlet Board

4. You will then be prompted to log into your Backpack account on Padlet. After logging in, you get to select which Padlet you want to add to the assignment. Once this is done, click on Select.​

5. A link should show up in this field. Save and Publish or Save this Assignment.

 

6. The Padlet should show up like this on Canvas!

Students are signed in automatically. Accounts are created for them if they are new.

 

*Additional sharing options

If you want students to work on their own copy of the Padlet, toggle the 'Create a copy for each user' option. Students will get their own copy when they click on the link in the assignment and you will be automatically added as a shared member to the padlet.

Note that turning on the copy option will prevent you from seeing all student posts in a single padlet.