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Thoughts on Miro

This week, I had the opportunity to use Miro for the first time. It is a tool that reminded me a lot of Padlet, but I think I might like Miro even more. I like how easy it is to personalize your contributions in Miro. There are so many options in how you can engage with the board, not just sticky notes and written contributions. Allowing GIFs, emojis, videos, and links are great ways to ensure engagement: learners love choice in their interactions. I also enjoyed how aesthetically pleasing the interface is overall. The boards are nice to look at and that encourages more interaction. 

Obviously, I can see how this would be a great collaborative tool in the corporate world, but I think it could be great in the world of secondary education as well. 

Examples:

  • Brainstorming and Sessions: this tool provides a great collaborative online space to brainstorm on projects and academic work. I could see it working extremely well for history fair, science fair, and presentations across subjects. It would also allow for students to work and collaborate with one another from other classes, not just their own.
  • Feedback Forum: this could be used amongst students and staff alike. Peer feedback forums could be used for papers, writing samples, and projects. It could also be used by teachers to get feedback on their classrooms and lessons, giving students a forum to give their thoughts on the class. This makes them more interactive participants in the classroom and gives them more of a voice than traditional classrooms have offered. 
  • Collaborative Note Taking- rather than having students take individual notes, allow them to work together on a Miro board during lectures. This means that all students will have the same quality of notes and could keep them engaged during lecture/presentation-based lessons. 

Comments

  1. StephenJuly 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM

    I really need to try using Miro more when I teach online lessons. I had a colleague who used it to take boring ESL reading tasks and make them so much more engaging by creating learner-driven tasks that students participated in via breakout rooms. First they did individual reading tasks, and then they came together to complete group tasks. It was so much more interesting for students to use Miro than filling in boring tables in a Google Doc!

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  2. nickinickelzJuly 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM

    I agree that giving learners multiple ways to interact (GIFs, emojis, videos, etc.) makes collaboration feel more dynamic and personal. I also appreciated your specific examples for how Miro could be used in secondary classrooms. The idea of collaborative note-taking is great and could really help level the playing field for students who struggle to keep up during lectures. Your post reminded me that simple shifts in tools can create big opportunities for student voice. I think I might give it a shot with my students next year. Thanks for sharing!

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