Thursday, December 25, 2014

stevenlevymath: Making Change Animation

stevenlevymath: Making Change Animation

Musical entertaining animation. Demonstrates arithmetic in a retail environment.
See all my videos at stevenlevymath.info or stevenlevymath.com (Teacher Tube)

Music Credit:
Living next door to Alex
by rocavaco
featuring Alex Beroza,
The Underscore Orkestra
ccmixter.org/files/rocavaco/39192

CC Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Friday, August 22, 2014

math sites and to do list

terc.edu
comap.com

website to do list: download widget for stats, ad blocker, work on standard page, links
make more pages.

Every lesson needs a TT, YT and local source

Friday, August 15, 2014

free photos

If you're looking for royalty free photos, www.freeimages.com is a great site.
If you're looking to share your own photos, imgur.com is really good too.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Steven Levy Math Mission Statement

Steven Levy Math Mission Statement
  1. Provide basic math videos for users with limited language and math skills
  2. These students may be K-12 students, teachers,and learners
  3. Users may also include employees seeking to move up from entry level positions
  4. Videos are short, one to two minutes
  5. Many have Spanish voice over and captions
  6. Content is provided free of charge
  7. Funding sources pay for videos to be provided free of charge
Reference: CUNY Docs


CUNY Documents Reference, More Than Rules by Steven Hinds

CUNY Documents


Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Spanish math video

http://www.mathtv.com/


http://www.livoniapublicschools.org/webpages/fbahoora/index.cfm
Fredericka Bahoora, Ed.D.
English Language Learners Program



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD3FA6C30338BBE66

Bilingual Videos with Math Themes



Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Lesson Plan, Grade 2, Oper & Algebra, odd, even - SLM44R

Title:  Lesson Plan, Grade 2, Oper & Algebra, odd, even - SLM44R
Description: Animation of doubling, odd, even, up to 20
Tags: math, odd, even. algebra, adding
Common Core: Math, grade 2, b.2



==== From MA Framework===
Math, Grade 2, Operations and Algebraic Thinking 2.OA, Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.
3. Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.



=== Summary ====
Stop Motion
Tiles come out. One at a time. Move to the music. Don't do 20, takes too long. "rim shot for even, with text" "boing for odd"

Time Lapse
2x = Y Where Y Is An Even Number, X Is Any Integer
2x +1 = Y Where Y Is An Odd Number

=== Video Links ====
teachertube, Link


youtube, Link



khanacademy Basic Multiplication: Link


=== Worksheets ===
Generate Worksheets: Link

=== Manipulatives ===
Tiles from Home Depot, or a craft store. About $5 for 100. Spray black if you like.
Grid: Link

=== Credits ===
=== Music ===
Music (Funky!) found on ccmixer, "James Brown d'funk (Lets go, Bounce)" 
by texasradiofish, 2010 - Licensed under Creative Commons, Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
http://ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/26458

=== Sounds ===
This video uses these sounds from freesound:
Ryan_Cheesy_Rimshot.flac by Babij (http://www.freesound.org/people/Babij/)
jawharp_boing.wav by plingativator (http://www.freesound.org/people/plingativator/)

=== Software ===
Dragonframe 3.5, Adobe Premiere Elements, Microsoft Word, Google Docs

=== Hardware ===
Autotechnica 2020 USB Microphone (it's terrific), 
Canon Rebel T3, 
Vanguard Alt Pro 263 Tripod, 
Samsung i7, 
Seagate external drive - 3T,
Bamboo Stylus

=== Web Sites ===
Teachertube has all my videos. Can be accessed from most schools.
Youtube has many of my videos.
Google Blog has support links and ideas for teachers.


Lesson Plan - Garden Water Cost - CCSS Math 3MD.A.2 - SLM44Q

Description: Start with Google Maps. Calculate cost of water.
Labels: Math, volume, cost
Second revision: Changed title, held last frame for 10 seconds. This was done so students would have more time to read the text.
=======================
Common Core State Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.2, Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects...
=======================
Steven Levy Math Videos: teachertube link, youtube link. This is about a minute. The picture below does not have a link to the video.
www.khanacademy.com, this is 8 minutes.



=======================
Worksheet: Edhelper: http://www.edhelper.com/metric_logic64.htm
=======================

Sunday, April 20, 2014

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Mathematics Standards | Common Core State Standards Initiative

Friday, April 18, 2014

Attack of the Twelfths


Lesson Plan Research - Multiplication - SLM44R

Title:  Lesson Plan, Grade 2, Oper & Algebra, odd, even - SLM44R
Description: Animation of doubling, odd, even, up to 20
Tags: math, odd, even. algebra, adding
Common Core: Math, grade 2, b.2

=== summary ====
Stop Motion
Tiles come out. One at a time. Move to the music. Don't do 20, takes too long. "rim shot for even, with text" "boing for odd"

Time Lapse
2x = Y Where Y Is An Even Number, X Is Any Integer

2x +1 = Y Where Y Is An Odd Number




=== from Mathematics Standards Common Core State Standards ===
Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/Math/
Grade 2 » Operations & Algebraic Thinking » Add and subtract within 20. » 2
Add and subtract within 20. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.B.2

Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.2 By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.

==== From MA Framework===
Math, Grade 2, Operations and Algebraic Thinking 2.OA, Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

3. Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.





4. Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.


== music==========
Music (Funky!) found on ccmixer, "James Brown d'funk (Lets go, Bounce)

by texasradiofish, 2010 - Licensed under Creative Commons, Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
http://ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/26458

1. GIVE CREDIT. Be sure to give credit in the video or app or game itself. Attribution is currency! For example, if you use cafe connection by morgantj, Attribute in the actual video or game or app: 

Music "James Brown d'funk (Lets go, Bounce)"  by texasradiofish
Available at ccMixter.org http://ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/26458
Under CC BY license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2. LINK BACK. Attribution requires you link back and helps the artist get credit. For example, in the YouTube description field or on the webpage where you embed your video or have folks download your app, the Attribution link should like this:

Music "James Brown d'funk (Lets go, Bounce)"  by texasradiofish
Available at ccMixter.org http://ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/26458
Under CC BY license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/



====
The page you came from contained embedded licensing metadata, including how the creator wishes to be attributed for re-use. You can use the HTML here to cite the work. Doing so will also include metadata on your page so that others can find the original work as well.
=====HTML HERE
=====

texasradiofish_-_James_Brown_d_funk_(Lets_go_Bounce)

HOW TO MAKE ATTRIBUTION FOR CCMIXER

http://tunetrack.net/ccmixter/blog/posts/609/how-to-attribute-ccmixter-tracks-on-youtube/

1. GIVE CREDIT. Be sure to give credit in the video or app or game itself. Attribution is currency! For example, if you use cafe connection by morgantj, Attribute in the actual video or game or app: 

Music "cafe connection" by morgantj featuring Morusque
Available at ccMixter.org http://ccmixter.org/files/morgantj/18947
Under CC BY license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2. LINK BACK. Attribution requires you link back and helps the artist get credit. For example, in the YouTube description field or on the webpage where you embed your video or have folks download your app, the Attribution link should like this:

Music "cafe connection" by morgantj featuring Morusque
Available at ccMixter.org http://ccmixter.org/files/morgantj/18947
Under CC BY license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

== sounds ============

Ryan_Cheesy_Rimshot.flac



    188869__plingativator__jawharp-boing

    how to do an attribution
    This video uses these sounds from freesound:
    Ryan_Cheesy_Rimshot.flac by Babij (http://www.freesound.org/people/Babij/)
    jawharp_boing.wav by plingativator (http://www.freesound.org/people/plingativator/)
    
    
    how to do an attribution
    This [video/theatre piece/...] uses these sounds from freesound:
    sound1 by user1 ( http://freesound.org/people/user1/ )
    sound2, sound3 by user2 ( http://freesound.org/people/user2/ )
    == sample mcas question ===
    A division fact is shown in the box below.
    Seventy-two divided by eight equals n. Which of these shows a related fact?
     A. eight times n equals seventy-two
      B.  eight plus n equals seventy-two
      C.  seventy-two times eight equals n
      D. seventy-two plus eight equals n
    
    
    

    Lesson Planning Site

    Smart Sound - not free

    did not install, looks like it cost $$.

    Thursday, April 17, 2014

    Federal Registry for Educational Excellence / PBS LearningMedia

    http://free.ed.gov/

    PBS LearningMedia is a free media-on-demand service offering more than 35,000 digital resources to educators and students ...

    Teachers' Domain - WGBH

    2014 Digital Innovators Program

    Marblehead resident one of three educators named PBS Digital Innovators

    AVideo.com

    AVideo.com is "A Video Search Directory".
    AVideo.com is owned and operated by World Wide Broadcast Network, Inc.
    About Us.
    World Wide Broadcast Network, Inc. (WWBNTM) is the developer of the World Wide Broadcast Network Platform System (WWBNPS). WWBN provides the platform for a seam

    Has all stevenlevymath videos

    MCAS Test Question Search

    MCAS question search


    http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/search/

    Talent Release Form

    Talent Release Form for LynnCAMTV and a Producer
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    Garden Sites

    2013 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award Winners, Three

    Announcing the 2013 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award Winners!
    Thank you for applying to this year's Subaru Healthy Sprouts Garden Grant. Winners this year will be receiving the following packages:WINNER PACKAGE DESCRIPTIONS. Programs will receive age appropriate curriculum and tools.

    Top 3: Winners of a $1,500 Grand Prize
    1. Broadmor Elementary School, The Learning Patch Garden...Tempe, AZ
    2. Andrew H. Wilson Charter School, Wilson School Garden Program...New Orleans, LA
    3. Trumansburg Elementary School, Trumansburg Food Literacy Program...Trumansburg, New York


    KidsGardening.org is a division of the National Gardening Association:

    National Gardening Association
    237 Commerce St, Suite 101
    Williston, VT 05495
    Phone Number:
    1-800-LETSGRO
    (1-800-538-7476)
    Fax Number: 1-802-864-6889

    Sarah Vakkas  Director of Instruction            (607) 387-7551           4429


    Winners

    Trumansburg

    TCSD Foundation Trumansburg Central School District, Trumansburg, NY

    http://tcsdfoundation.org/
    The TCSD Foundation is a tax-exempt not-for-profit corporation located in Trumansburg, NY organized in 2006 and operated by committed volunteers. Our mission is to
    ·         Enhance pre-K through 12 educational and extracurricular opportunities in the district
    ·         Forge partnerships with friends of the Trumansburg Central School District
    ·         Raise funds and award grants to foster personal growth and encourage excellence
    Our efforts to date have resulted in tangible benefits in the form of grant awards exceeding $100,000 that have directly benefited Trumansburg Central School District students. In 2012, we awarded total grants exceeding $19,500 which allowed for the purchase of new technology and equipment, educational field trips and guest speakers, in addition to funding the Trumansburg Kids Explore & Discover (TKED) program. The TKED program takes all Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade students to a Discovery Trail site for a curriculum-based learning experience.
    We have been working hard to make a difference in the education and individual development of the students in the Trumansburg Central School District. We thank our many generous supporters: parents, business partners, the Trumansburg Central School District, and community partners.
    Please take some time to browse our site and find out more about who we are and what we do. We welcome your input and hope that you will consider participating in our mission to better the education and the lives of the young people of our community.
    *The TCSD Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation.

    Trumansburg Kids Explore & Discover (TKED)

    The TCSD Foundation is working to sustain the Trumansburg Kids Explore & Discover (TKED) program in the Trumansburg Central School District. This exciting program was launched with great success in 2010 sending all kindergarten through 5th grade students to a Discovery Trail site for a curriculum based learning experience. In 2011, TKED was extended to Pre-Kindergarten and 6th grade students
    http://tcsdfoundation.org/news-events/

    Broadmor Elementary School

    Broadmor Elementary School311 East Aepli Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282| Phone (480) 967-6599| Fax (480) 921-0814

    Wilson Elementary: Garden & Green

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJbfKf961ag


    Olive Elementary School Garden

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exr7giTGz6s


    Sibley East High School: Growing a Better School Lunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHVwChYm830

    CitySprouts,

     please call the office at 617-876-2436 or email us at www.citysprouts.org

    Mission statement

    The CitySprouts mission is to develop, implement and maintain beautiful, resource-rich school gardens in collaboration with public school communities. Integrated into the curriculum, CitySprouts gardens inspire teachers, students, and families with a deep, hands-on connection to the food cycle, sustainable agriculture, and the natural environment.




    National Gardening Association




    Thank you for reaching out to National Gardening Association.  Nichole Rothaupt, passed along your email.  I would be happy to have a conversation with you regarding your weekly program. Do you have time on Friday morning?


    Warm regards,


    ____________________________________________
    Connect With Us
    National Gardening Association - Garden.org
    Kids Gardening - KidsGardening.org 
    Gardening With Kids - GardeningWithKids.org

    Award Winners

    On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Gardening with Kids <customerservice@garden.org>wrote:

    Hello Steven.

    I've compiled a short list of some Boston-area schools that we've awarded grants to over the years. The complete list is quite extensive, but I've included a mixed bag below when it comes to the year each award was given. This way, if you contact these schools, you can inquire about the progression of their garden programs since receiving the award.

    1. Sociedad Latina, 1530 Tremont, Roxbury, MA 02120 Healthy Sprouts Award Winner 2006
    2. Cove Elementary, 20 Eisenhower Ave., Beverly, MA, 01915. Youth Garden Grant Winner 2011
    3. Cambridgeport School, 89 Elm Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Youth Garden Grant Winner 2011
    4. Bigelow Middle School, 42 Vernon Street, Newton, MA 02458. Youth Garden Grant Winner 2007
    5. Boys & Girls Club, 50 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02109. Muhammad Ali Peace Center Grant Winner 2012
    6. John D. Philbrick Elementary School, 40 Philbrick Street, Boston, MA 02131. Welch’s Grant Winner 2010
    7. The Walker School, 1968 Central Ave, Needham, MA 02492. Wild Oats Grant Winner 2007
    8. Dearborn Middle School, 35 Greenville Street, Roxbury, MA, 02669.Vlasic Grant Winner 2011

    I hope these are helpful! Additionally, here's the link to our digital catalog: 
    bit.ly/1jkptzP Many of the above schools purchased items from our online shop to supplement their garden programs. 

    Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

    With kind regards,


    Urban Farms

    Planting Schedule for Boston

    http://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-dates/ma/boston

    Saturday, April 5, 2014

    JING FREE CAPTURE SOFTWARE

    http://www.techsmith.com/download/jing/

    MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 2011

    MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 2011

    http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/math/0311.pdf

    School Gardening Directory & Resources

    link

    http://www.aginclassroom.org/index.html


    10 ways to integrate

    Maine School Garden

    Janney Garden Project

    Grants & Fundraising | grants.kidsgardening.org

    http://grants.kidsgardening.org/


    National Garden Association awards to school gardens.

    PHOTOS
    National Gardening Association provides photos to our generous sponsors to demonstrate the good work you do. These photos not only help our sponsors see what a wonderful garden you are growing, these images help NGA to promote our garden grant programs ensuring donations for the future!
    We are looking for:
    • photos of your garden in action!
    • Children actively working in the garden
    • Images of classes or educational events held in the garden
    • Images of volunteers working with youth (community building)
    • Show us your harvest! Cooking, eating, donating, and generally making good use of fruits and vegetables

    IMAGE RESOLUTION

    Please send high-resolution images (typically 2 MB or larger). Digital cameras and iPhones or other smartphones can be set to take high resolution photos. Check out thishelpful page for tips on how to take your best garden shots. Images taken with a standard camera are wonderful too!"


    Friday, March 21, 2014

    Ford Garden - Linking Gardens to School Curriculum

    Ford Garden - Integrating Technology into Garden and Classroom Learning - pdf

    Ford Garden - Research - Award Winner - Trumansburg

    Ford Garden - Andrew H. Wilson Charter School - Award Winner

    Andrew H. Wilson Charter School

    link 

    Editable school yard project:
    Our goal with the garden is to engage student's in interdisciplinary learning ....

    OUR FOUNDER
    Alice Waters

    Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café in Berkeley, California, has championed local, organic farms....

    Our Story




    Ford Garden - research - award winner - Broadmor Elementary School, The Learning Patch Garden...Tempe, AZ

    Ford Garden - research - award winner -
     Broadmor Elementary School, The Learning Patch Garden...Tempe, AZ

    from web page:

    UPDATE: Broadmor Learning Patch Garden has been selected as one of the featured gardens on this year's "Real Gardens for Real People" tour, which takes place Saturday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour provides people in the community the opportunity to learn to select, place and care for plants in an environmentally responsible manner according to science-based research specific to the low desert.

    Composting through the use of earthworms is one of the many activities that Broadmor second-graders get to learn during their time visiting the Learning Patch garden each month.

    “They have learned about seeds and cacti. We come once a month. This time we are learning about flowers and how to compost,” said Kolaczynski.

    The second-grade classes are learning about vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is using earthworms to compost vegetables and food waste. Bins for vermicomposting are being passed among all the second-grade classrooms.

    For each visit to the Learning Patch, the class is split into two groups. The first group works on an art project that involves the use of flowers from the garden. The second group walks through the garden and tastes the flowers, vegetables and fruits that they have helped grow. Halfway through the student’s time in the garden the groups switch activities. In this lesson about flowers students learned that not all flowers are edible, but broccoli and cauliflower are actually edible flowers.

    “The goal is to get them to try new foods. They’ll eat anything from the garden, that they’ve grown,” said Erin Kirkpatrick, Maricopa County Master Gardener. Kirkpatrick prepares and presents the lessons in the Learning Patch.

    There is a new theme for each month that the students visit the garden. This month’s theme is flowers.

    “My favorite part is there is a lot of stuff to smell and try. It’s really lovely here,” said Amelie Johnston.

    This month students made bookmarks by crushing flower petals onto a piece of paper with a rock.

    “I learned that there are compounds when you squish the petals that make paint and medicine,” said Magnus Ahlstromer.

    In the garden the students went on a scavenger hunt to match the flowers in the garden to the flowers in a picture. Students were encouraged to taste fresh broccoli and cauliflower. They had the option to dip them in ranch.

    “The broccoli and cauliflower were yummy in the ranch. The broccoli was my favorite,” said Keiana Alvillar.

    Next month’s theme is citrus and the students will learn how to juice a variety of fruits.

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