What it does
Padlet Sandbox is a digital canvas for drawing, writing, and adding media with collaborators working in real time. Its multi-card format can be played as a slideshow, while links between cards support branching lessons, activities, and interactive documents. The vendor also lists moderation settings, permissions, templates, and Google Classroom and Drive connections.
Sandbox extends a blank whiteboard into a sequence of cards. A teacher might start with a drawing or prompt, add images and video, then arrange follow-up cards into a lesson or activity. Padlet’s page also shows breakout rooms, content moderation, card-level backgrounds, and sharing controls, so the product covers both open-ended ideation and more structured classroom use.
The product page says Sandbox creation is included in a paying Padlet subscription. Padlet’s membership comparison has a Free tier as well as paid plans, but the Sandbox page’s question about how many sandboxes a free account can create has no answer in the retrieved text. I therefore leave the whiteboard-specific free allowance and plan limits unresolved rather than applying general Padlet limits to Sandbox.
Strengths
- Drawing, typing, and media can be combined on a shared canvas with real-time contributions.
- Cards can be arranged into a slideshow or linked into branching activities.
- The vendor lists moderation, permissions, breakout rooms, and Google Classroom/Drive connections.
Best for
- Teachers building interactive lessons that mix whiteboarding with sequenced activities
- Groups that want a canvas for brainstorming and a way to turn the results into a presentation
Sources
- Padlet Sandbox - Simple, Beautiful Digital Canvas (Oct 25, 2026)
- Pricing - Padlet (Oct 25, 2026)