There may be appropriate scenarios where you require anonymous posting and do not wish to be able to identify individuals. If you want to achieve truly anonymous posting, this is currently not possible through the Blackboard integration.
Instead, follow this work around:
Step 1: Adjust the share settings:
- Open your Padlet → Share panel → Set ‘Visitors with a link’ to Writer,
- Ensure ‘Require visitors to log in’ is OFF (this should be OFF by default),
- Copy the url, go to your Course and add the Padlet as a Blackboard Web Link.
This setup will not display university account names (instead, it will suggest animal avatars or allow students to input another identifier). Please be aware, students will be able to pass the padlet link onto external users who can also contribute to the board (unless you change the permission to ‘no access’ after the activity).
Step 2: Tell your students..
- Right click the padlet
2. Accept the animal avatar. student are given the option to change how they would like to be identified on the padlet. All posts and comments will use this name attribution, if you wish to remain anonymous do not input your name or select Sign up or Login.
Guide last updated on January 13, 2026