New year, new me, and being always ready for some technology I've decided to go vintage with the old-fashioned dictionaries. How often do you use ordinary dictionaries in your classroom? Maybe, like yours truly, you are so much into technology you happen to ignore those old-fashioned tomes? Or maybe the memories of "building up your vocabulary" for Use of English exam during uni times are so traumatic you don't even want to introduce this torture to your students?

I don't even remember how I came across Padlet, but since one of my vices is being overly organised (I've realised I'm overly organised when I noticed how many people laugh at me or stare in disbelief once they see me do admin work), that was love at first sight – and obviously, as a properly infatuated teacher, I've decided to share my ideas on making Padlet an awesome tool in teaching both inside and outside the classroom.

With new students joining our courses it is a very nice idea to make them feel welcomed and engaged in the school life.