Netboard.me is a customizable, digital curation tool that allows you to collect and organize information in a virtual space, similar to Padlet. Netboard.me can be used to “create web pages with texts, links, documents, videos, photos, presentations, RSS feeds and other content” (Netboard.me, 2020, para. 1). In the settings, users can change the design, colors, text sizes, permissions, and other features on a virtual “netboard.” Netboard.me can also be used like a blog to create posts with user created text and images. Users can interact with likes and comments on netboards. 

Learning Activities

• Math

Students split up into groups and create a netboard. Students seek out resources, articles, games, or tools related to the current content being learned in class and post their findings on the group netboard. In their groups, students review and discuss each post on the netboard and select the most useful and engaging ones to share on a class netboard. 

• Science

As a teacher, you can create a netboard that has videos and descriptions of different science experiments. Have students discuss and vote on which science experiment they want to do in class. As students engage in the in-class experiment, they can take pictures, videos, and notes to add to the netboard to document their learning. 

• English/Language Arts

Students can curate videos, images, and sound bytes that captivate their interest onto a personal netboard and then use that as inspiration to write stories and poetry.

• Digital Portfolio

Students can create an academic netboard that they use throughout the year so they have a virtual catalog of all their work. Encourage them to look back on it and to share it with their family and friends or even college admissions officers.

How to Use Netboard.me (Text)

1. Go to Netboard.me.

2. Click “Login or Sign up.”

3. Create an account by pressing “sign up” once you get to this page. 

4. Once logged in press “Create new netboard.”

5. Once you name your netboard and choose private or www. access, click “Edit” in the top right of the page to begin editing and adding content to the netboard.

6. In the top left you can add any link to the netboard. At this point you can watch tutorials or learn Netboard.me as you go by navigating through the menus and interacting with all the different options available to figure out what ever feature does.

7. Create pages, change the layout, add links, user created text, pictures, invite people, and send the link of your netboard to people.