With these funds I will...purchase an Osmo complete kit. Osmo is an award-winning game system that will change the way my students interact with an iPad by using hands-on play. Through a reflector attached to an iPad, the OSMO applications allow students to use tangible objects to complete tasks.

OSMO includes Tangrams where students arrange wooden puzzle pieces to match on-screen shapes. The Words application challenges students to guess and spell the on-screen image. The Numbers application focuses on students adding and counting the tiles to match numbers on the screen. Through Masterpiece, students can unleash their inner artist! Students pick an image from the camera, web or curated gallery and Masterpiece will transform it into easy-to-follow lines, helping a student create beautiful drawings. OSMO also has a Coding application. Osmo Coding uses hands-on physical blocks to control Awbie, a playful character who loves delicious strawberries. Each block is a coding command that directs Awbie on a wondrous tree-shaking, strawberry-munching adventure. Why is coding important? Coding is the list of instructions given to any computer or digital device in order for it to perform the desired actions. You are never too young to start learning how to code and OSMO provides a fun way to do that.

With these materials in my class, we will be able to go FULL STEAM AHEAD !!!!

I want to make sure that my school is able to get our STEAM academy off to the right start. Remember, it all starts in Kindergarten!!!!

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