Do You Know OSMO?Leanne Hester, Bramlett Elementary School Jackie Mulkey, Oxford Intermediate School
SIT 2016
What is OSMO?OSMO is a unique gaming accessory & 5 apps for your iPad.
The OSMO stand and reflector allow the iPad to see the manipulatives placed in front of the screen.
What makes OSMO great?Instead of playing ON the iPad, students are interacting WITH the iPad in a new way.
OSMO Apps are FREE! - use the tiles with different devices!
Apps are user-friendly & easy to use!
OSMO is continually creating new apps and updates.
Quick and easy tech assistance and specific teacher forums - with gifts!
App #1: Newton
App #1: Newton- Fosters creativity, imagination, and problem solving skills for higher order thinking - Can use white boards instead of paper - Use objects instead of drawing - To increase the difficulty have students use the same paper and lines they have drawn to see if they can still pass levels
App #2: Masterpiece
App #2: Masterpiece- Fun for an art class or art center
- Great for a handwriting center
- Students can convert their photo to drawings
- Great for ELL students who need to practice writing English
App #3: Tangrams
App #3: Tangrams
App #3: Tangrams- Promotes fine motor skills, problem
solving, spatial concepts, and math vocabulary
- Different levels of difficulty
- Hints for when students get stuck
- Can be used with small groups of 2 -3
App #4: Numbers
App #4: Numbers- Counting- uses dot tiles to form a
number - must use problem solving skills - Adding uses number tiles to get sums - may use more than 2 tiles - Connect uses number tiles to create double digit numbers, helps with place value - Multiplication - uses number tiles to get products, introduces algebraic concepts - Each “depth of ocean” has 8 difficulty levels
App #5: Words
App #5: Words- The most versatile OSMO app!!!
- Use pre-loaded groups or make your own game using Powerpoint or Keynote
- Not limited to Words - make slides of True/False Questions or Multiple Choice
- Older students can create their own
Simplify 981
A. 98
B. 19
C. 18
True or False:The American Civil
began in Augustof 1861.
T or F
App #6: Coding
- This is the brand new OSMO app that came out 2 weeks ago!
- We do not have one yet - please enjoy the video!
App #6: Coding
What real students say about OSMO!
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