Padlet Explained

Padlet
Former Name:Wallwisher
Type:Private
Location:San Francisco, California, U.S.; Singapore
Area Served:Global
Services:Knowledge management
Subsid:Trilogy Education Services -->
Num Employees:[1]

Padlet (formerly Wallwisher) is an educational technology startup company based in San Francisco, California and Singapore. Padlet provides a cloud-based software-as-a-service, hosting a real-time collaborative web platform in which users can upload, organize, and share content to virtual bulletin boards called "padlets".[2]

History

Originally named Wallwisher, the company was started in 2008 by Nitesh Goel and Pranav Piyush, two friends from India, and was incorporated in 2012 with funding from the startup accelerator Start-Up Chile.[3] In 2013, Padlet was additionally backed by accelerators Y Combinator and ImagineK12.[4] As of November 2020, the company has raised over $13 million across three Series A rounds of funding.

In 2018, the company drew criticism for its abrupt switch from a free service to a paid pricing model.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Padlet saw an increase in users, attributed to its use by educators and students following a rise in remote learning worldwide.[6] [7] [8] [9] In 2021, the platform adopted stronger content moderation practices in response to multiple cases of offensive content - including racist, anti-semitic, and pornographic material - being published on student Padlet accounts.[10] [11]

In August 2024, Padlet launched Sandbox, a collaborative digital whiteboard with an ability to create interactivity using links.[12]

Use

As of April 2021, Padlet ranks within the top 150 sites on the internet worldwide and sees over 3.25 million estimated daily visitors on its sites.[13] Padlet has emphasized the importance of accessibility, intuitiveness, and collaboration in the design of its interface.[14]

Padlet is widely used among teachers; its use as a pedagogical tool has been studied in various academic journals and conferences including the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Education Technology and Computers,[15] and the IEEE International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . Padlet . 25 April 2022 . en.
  2. News: Perez . Sarah . Padlet Raises $1.2 Million For Its Easy-To-Use, Collaborative Website Builder . 3 November 2020. 18 September 2015 . TechCrunch.
  3. News: Russell . Jon . YC-Backed Padlet Wants to Democratize Web Content . 4 November 2020 . The Next Web . 13 March 2013 . en-us.
  4. News: Gomes . Patrícia . Your Guide to a Nation of Edtech Accelerators - EdSurge News . 3 November 2020 . EdSurge . 21 October 2015 . en.
  5. News: Wan . Tony . Padlet's Price Update Riles Teachers, Raises Questions About Sustainability of Freemium Models - EdSurge News . 3 November 2020 . EdSurge . 4 April 2018 . en.
  6. News: Daoud . Michele . Advice from a venture capitalist for startups during coronavirus . 3 November 2020 . Nikkei Asia . 1 April 2020.
  7. News: Ringelstein . Zak . Asynchronous Remote Learning Is The Most Humane Way To Teach This School Year . 3 November 2020 . Forbes . 1 September 2020 . en.
  8. News: Lederman . Doug . Will active learning be possible if colleges have physically distanced classrooms this fall? Inside Higher Ed . 3 November 2020 . Inside Higher Ed . 27 May 2020 . en.
  9. News: Linden . Evan . Graduate student succeeds in virtual classroom with new technology . 4 November 2020 . Illinois State University News . 22 October 2020.
  10. News: Byrne . Kristin . I-Team investigates after New Berlin mom says 13-year-old accessed sexually explicit content on school learning app . 20 February 2021 . TMJ4 . 16 February 2021 . en.
  11. News: Borba . Andria . Racist, Anti-Semitic Messages Interrupt Anti-Racism Lesson At San Francisco's Lowell High School . 20 February 2021 . CBS SF BayArea . 21 January 2021.
  12. Web site: 2024-08-01 . Introducing Padlet Sandbox . 2024-08-03 . Padlet Gazette . en.
  13. Web site: padlet.com Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic - Alexa . Alexa . 3 November 2020.
  14. News: Crook . Jordan . YC-Backed Padlet Brings Drag-And-Drop To Collaborative Web Site Creation . 3 November 2020. 21 February 2013 . TechCrunch.
  15. Book: Deni . Ann Rosnida Md . Zainal . Zainor Izat . Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers . Padlet as an educational tool: Pedagogical considerations and lessons learnt . 26 October 2018 . 156–162 . 10.1145/3290511.3290512. 9781450365178 . 69171908 .
  16. Book: Zhi . Qiao . Su . Mu . 2015 International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT) . Enhance Collaborative Learning by Visualizing Process of Knowledge Building with Padlet . October 2015 . 221–225 . 10.1109/EITT.2015.54. 978-1-4673-8037-9 .

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