I Wonder... by Katheryne Huynh https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp en-us 2019-02-02 02:25:29 UTC 2026-01-17 16:50:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f914.png Online Learning Environment katheryne_huynh https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp/wish/326915366 I wonder if increased time on the online learning environment, SmartyAnts, from 3 times a week for 35-40 minutes to 4 times a week for 35-40 minutes, will improve my kindergarten students' ability to read emergent-reader texts?

5/13/19 What I've learned
I do not have an update for this "I Wonder" as our schedule did not allow for students to be on SmartyAnts for more than 3 times a week for 35-40 minutes. ]]> 2019-02-02 02:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp/wish/326915366 Students as Teachers katheryne_huynh https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp/wish/326915996 I wonder if having students make short videos explaining a skill, strategy, vocabulary, or content that they have learned will increase retention of learned material?
Speaking & Writing
I wonder if using the recording function on apps like Seesaw as a pre-writing activity to record and listen to thoughts about what one could write will improve my students' writing skill? 

5/13/19 What I've learned
From our own case study and our fellow colleagues' case study with Flipgrid, I am eager to use Flipgrid as a brainstorming tool and a product choice for kindergarten students to explain their thinking. With young users like kindergarteners, I would be sure to explicitly model how to use the software and give the students plenty of time to explore it before requiring them to make content-related posts. For students who are wary about recording their faces in front of a camera, I would advise them to point the camera away while they are recording. 
]]> 2019-02-02 02:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp/wish/326915996 Coding & Reasoning Skills katheryne_huynh https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp/wish/326916882 I wonder if coding activities will increase students' ability to reason?

5/13/19 What I've learned
I noticed that my kindergarten students were highly engaged with coding activities on code.org. However, if I did not circulate the room and asked them to explain their thinking and actions, I would not know whether their reasoning ability have increased or not. Students need to interact and use language in order to develop reasoning skills. I noticed that when students collaborated on coding activities in pairs, they were naturally engaged in conservations and were explaining their thoughts and offering solutions to problems. ]]> 2019-02-02 02:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp/wish/326916882 Virtual vs. Concrete Manipulatives katheryne_huynh https://padlet.com/katheryne_huynh/9nut17hr8pp/wish/326917137 I wonder if digital manipulatives such as number rack and ten frames are more or less useful in helping students learn addition and subtraction than concrete manipulatives?

5/13/19 What I've learned
While digital manipulatives can be useful for students who prefer to engage with them via a computer, some students lack the tactile/kinesthetic benefit of concrete manipulatives.

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