Padlet Audio Tutorial: Get Your Students Speaking and Sharing

Get your students speaking in preparation for their oral exams, tests or simply to develop their fluency. Join Russell's newsletter https://forms.aweber.com/form/61/763053361.htm Russell's website https://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/ Russell's Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TeacherTrainingVideos?view_as=patron 00:00 Padlet for audio discussions 00:34 Example Padlet 01:34 Setting up the Padlet discussion 05:42 How students record 10:28 Moderating & Controlling Padlets 13:41 Controlling comments in Padlet 15:54 My top 5 tools 17:26 Study with Russell Welcome back to the channel! With exam season quickly approaching, one of the biggest challenges we face as language teachers is ensuring our students get enough individual speaking practice. Classroom time is limited, but thankfully, we can use educational technology to extend learning beyond the classroom. In this tutorial, I am sharing a highly practical, step by step guide on how to use Padlet to create a dedicated space for your students to develop their oral skills and prepare for their language exams. This video is designed specifically for language teachers looking for useful, actionable tips without the heavy academic theory. I will walk you through the entire setup process from scratch. First, we will look at how to create a new Padlet board and customize the specific settings for voice recordings. I will show you exactly which options to turn off so that your students are restricted to only using the audio recording feature. This removes any distractions and keeps them completely focused on the speaking task at hand rather than playing with other features. Next, we switch over to the student perspective. I demonstrate exactly what your learners will see and how simple it is for them to record their speaking tasks directly onto the board using their phones or computers. But the learning does not stop at recording. I also explain how to structure the activity so that students can listen to thei