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.
Price | Free |
Learning | Social Constructivism, Connectivism |
Ease of Use | ★★★★☆ |
Privacy | ★★★★☆ |
Accessibility | ★★★☆☆ |
Class Size | Unlimited |
Login | Yes |
ISTE*S | Creative Communicator, Global Collaborator |
COPPA/ FERPA | No information available |
Dr. Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR model offers a lens for examining how technology is adopted in a classroom. As you strive to incorporate online tools into your classroom, we encourage you to use this model as an analytic tool. Here is are some examples of how Netboard.me might fit within the SAMR model:
1. Log in and sign up at the top right of the screen.
2. Select sign up to create a new account and enter your account details.
3. Once the account is made you will see “Create new netboard” Click on this to start your own netboard.
4. Name your netboard and choose the privacy settings. These can be changed at any time to change your website to private or public.
5. A new, empty netboard will appear. In the top left, press “edit” to begin building and changing your own netboard.
6. Start adding content to the netboard by pasting links into the top left box. It will create a post for the link that you can interact with.
7. Interact with what Netboard has to offer in the different menus. Click around and learn to figure out how you could use Netboard in your class.
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