How to use Padlet

What is padlet? Think Pinterest, but you can easily add text, images, videos, websites, audio, and other files to theboard with a few simple clicks. Youth MOVE Colorad has created 2022 padlet boards with a few prompts to see how our identities are part of our mental health. We have one Padelt for youth and young adults and one for partners and family members.

Anyone can add to our Pieces of Me padlet! If you want others to see your name/username, you will have to sign up for a free account, otherwise your contribution will be labeled as anonymous. Additionally, these stories can be more generalized or personal, but if you are including other voices that are not your own, please give credit or de-identify people.

Advisory Warning. When we talk about mental health and our identity, sometimes the topic of trauma is a part of that conversation. If you feel there is content that may be triggering to others please post a warning.

Using Padlet is simple! You don’t even need an account (unless you want author credit). Below are step-by-step instructions on how to add your ‘story’ to the timeline!

Step One: Go to the Padlet that best reflect you

Step Two: When you arrive at the landing page for Padlet, you will see the 4 columns. To start adding, hit the + button at the bottom of a column!

Step Three: You will be prompted to create a title, select a ‘type’ of media, and a description. Please takesome time to explain the reason you are sharing something! You can add almost any type of fileincluding video, images, links. If you are uploading your own file, there is a 20MB file limit. You may need to compress or upload and link your project if the file size is too big!

Step Four: Once you have created a title, selected media, and added a description, you can hit “publish” and your story will be submitted! Given the nature of this being a public project, posts will not appear automatically and will beneed to be approved by a Youth MOVE CO VISTA member. This will help protect everyone as well as protect against bots and spammers! After a moderator has approved your post, it will appear in the timeline! If you have questions email zyshaun@youthmoveco.org