A shared class board, free and with no limit on how many you make. Pose a question on the whiteboard and let the class answer. Pupils join on their own devices, by scanning the QR code or typing a 4-digit code at sageteachers.com/join, and send sticky notes, drawings, links and photos, each with their name on it. They can comment on each other’s notes too. Every post waits in your tray until you put it up, so you decide what the class sees. You add pictures, links, YouTube videos and headings yourself, draw on the wall with the pen, and every wall keeps itself to open again next lesson. No pupil accounts, no email addresses, no passwords.
Is there a free Padlet alternative for teachers?
Yes — Working Wall is a free-to-try shared class board. Unlike Padlet's free plan, there is no limit on how many boards you can make. Pupils join with a code on any device, with no accounts and no sign-up. Free to try: opening a wall uses one token for the whole day, however many times you reopen it, and pupils never pay. Every account gets 20 free tokens, and Pro gives 50 a day.
What can I use instead of Google Jamboard?
Google Jamboard shut down at the end of 2024. Working Wall is a free alternative built for primary classrooms: pose a question, and pupils join with a code to send sticky notes, drawings and links to a shared board on your whiteboard.
Do pupils need an account or a login?
No. Pupils scan a QR code or type a 4-digit code at sageteachers.com/join, then type their first name. There are no pupil accounts, no email addresses and no passwords.
How do I stop inappropriate posts appearing on the board?
Nothing appears on the board until you approve it. Every post waits in your tray with the pupil's name on it, and you tap to put it up or bin it. There is also an automatic language filter, and an auto-approve toggle for classes you trust.
What can pupils put on the board?
Sticky notes in six colours, drawings made on their own device, web links, and photos if you switch photos on. They can comment on each other’s notes too, and every comment waits in your tray just as a note does. You add pictures, links, YouTube videos and headings yourself from the bar along the bottom, and you can draw on the wall with the pen. Drag a card to move it, drag its corner to resize it, or press Tidy up for neat rows.
Can I keep a board for the next lesson?
Yes. Every wall keeps itself, so there is nothing to press. It opens again next lesson with every note, picture, comment and pen mark still on it, and you can rename it whenever you like. A free account keeps one wall and Pro keeps ten. Opening a wall uses one token for the whole day, however many walls you open or reopen after that, and pupils never pay. You can print the finished wall at any time.
Want one word from everyone instead? The Word Cloud builds a live cloud from the class's answers. For the teacher's own board, try the Whiteboard, and for thinking prompts to put on the wall, Thinking Routines.