Are you a teacher looking for resources to help integrate Osmo in your classroom? Check out our teacher resource page for information about:
- Osmo setup
- Games
- Written game instructions (game guides)
- Video tutorials
How can we help you?
General
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Teacher Resource Page
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Do you have instructions for the Osmo games?
Here is a list of resources you can look at for each of our games.
Creative Set
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gysX4P6fc4
Coding Awbie
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/coding
Video (Let's Play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrxB4zHT1No
Video (update 1.2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PygSa2IO6wM
Video (update 1.3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBanoie8uWw
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithCoding.pdf
Coding Duo:
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedwithCodingDuo.pdf
Coding Jam
Video (Let's Play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iv2DSNbk6M
Video (tutorials): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZoqF9cJyWo
Manual: https://my.playosmo.com/assets/files/getting-started-guides/GettingStartedwithCodingJam.pdf
Detective Agency
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OL6Vq1CfLg&t=1s
Manual: https://assets.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoDetectiveAgency.pdf
Masterpiece
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/masterpiece
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyfJMt82Pxc
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoMasterpiece.pdf
MindRacers
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDTMhP0wvdA
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithMindRacers.pdf
Monster
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/monster
Video (Let's Play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC6h_Oe4IwI
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoMonster.pdf
Newton
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/newton
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhAuwGHxs6g
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoNewton.pdf
Numbers
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/numbers
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYXdwDP14tY
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoNumbers.pdf
Pizza Co.
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/pizza-co
Video (Let's Play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abx4OTZE9kM
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoPizzaCo.pdf
Super Studio
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsL-F07PC2k
Manual: https://assets.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithSuperStudioMickey.pdf
Tangram
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/tangram
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88NIZXw9OSc
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoTangram.pdf
Words
Help: https://my.playosmo.com/en/help/app/words
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJw4jdRaVX8
Video (create album): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B9--JtWKQg
Manual: https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoWords.pdf
Please also check out our guide to creating and managing myOsmo accounts and profiles:
https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithmyOsmoAccountsProfiles.pdf
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How do I reset game progress in student profiles?
To reset progress in Osmo apps (except for Monster), click on the settings icon (a gear) in the top left corner of the home screen and select 'Reset progress'.
As for Monster, the developers are working on a reset feature, which should come in a future version. Currently, the only way to reset Monster is to delete and reinstall the app.
We're working on adding better functionality for teachers. If you need to reset progress on a long list of profiles, the best solution right now may be to delete the old profiles and create new ones.
You can delete student profiles at your myOsmo page (https://my.playosmo.com).
After you log in, click 'myProfiles' on top of the page, then select the profiles you wish to delete and click 'Delete'.
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When would I integrate Monster en Español into the school day?
This depends on your students’ needs and your access to iPads. That said, many teachers use Monster during small-group instruction, independent learning, and centers. Monster en Español is ideal for these and similar times.
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Why Monster in Spanish?
We created Monster en Español because ongoing research strongly suggests that learning a second language at a young age positively impacts creativity and critical thinking. The reason we started with Spanish is because nearly 20 million children in the U.S. are Spanish speakers.
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I do not speak Spanish. Can I use Monster en Español in my classroom?
Yes! If you are familiar with Monster, you will understand the premise of Monster en Español. When creating this learning tool, the Osmo team took into account that many teachers who support Spanish speakers have limited knowledge of Spanish. For that reason, the product has instructions in English and the onboarding is designed to be intuitive.
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Who is Monster en Español for?
Just like Monster, Monster en Español is a learning tool that is designed to foster creativity while growing vocabularies and advancing listening skills. The primary difference, however, is that Monster en Español is in Spanish. We anticipate teachers using Monster en Español in two ways:
1. To support native Spanish speakers. Whether you are teaching Spanish speakers in a bilingual setting, providing extra help as an ELL instructor, or looking for a new center designed for Spanish speakers, we believe Monster en Español is a valuable tool for teachers serving students whose native language is Spanish.
2. To introduce the foundations of Spanish to students who are learning the language. Just as Monster is being used by teachers who teach English language learners, Monster en Español is perfect for teachers who are teaching their students Spanish. Monster en Español can be used with students with an elementary knowledge of Spanish. -
Is Osmo designed to be used as an assistive technology?
As a small start-up company, we do not currently have the resources to adapt Osmo for the needs of specific special needs populations, however, we hope to be able to do so in the future. If you have suggestions you'd like to share with our game development team, please use our feedback form to do so.
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Will my special needs child, grandchild or student enjoy Osmo?
Many customers with special needs children at home or in the classroom report a great deal of success and enjoyment using Osmo. That said, this information is purely anecdotal, and may not be representative of the experience your child or grandchild will have. We suggest purchasing the Osmo Genius Kit from Amazon or on our website to give it a try, and, if it's not a great fit, return it for a full or partial refund. (Please review the returns policy before making your purchase).
In the meantime, we also recommend that you check out our forums for special needs curriculum ideas:
https://my.playosmo.com/forumsMore help on our apps is available here:
https://my.playosmo.com/en/helpPlease note that you can extend the Words game by creating custom albums (that may include any visual content that you think is appropriate). Please use these links to see what other people have created and create new content:
https://my.playosmo.com/words
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Can Osmo apps be used by high school students?
Here is a short summary of several of our games that can be enjoyed by high school students.
Masterpiece:
Masterpiece is truly an all-ages game. Toddlers to adults love it, whether it's drawing cartoon characters or intricate architecture. A popular hit has been self-portraits. Some additional uses are tracing Chinese characters, cursive letters, and sketching with watercolor painting.
Newton:
The first third of Newton will be fairly straightforward and easy. But the rest of its levels are very challenging and fun. Newton also helps build logic and problem-solving skills, as well as some engineering creativity! We've had older test users come up with very interesting ways to beat Newton.
Tangram:
Tangram has a Hard and Harder levels that are great for high schoolers (and even college students!). There are 600 puzzles for students to solve with either very few hints or no hints at all. Because these are puzzles, they help build logic and problem-solving skills for students.
Words:
The 'Hard' and 'Impossible' levels in Words are really challenging for ages 12+. We've had many high school and college students get very active and competitive! Think of Words as a combination of iSpy and Hangman. Students use critical thinking to guess the word and also have to race each other to spell it. Additionally, there is a web tool where teachers can create customized Words games using their own photos and word choices:
https://my.playosmo.com/words/help
Teachers have found this feature extremely helpful for vocabulary review and spelling games. Plus, of course, Words is great for learning foreign languages.
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How do I view my students' progress in profiles?
You can view your students' progress and other profile information at your myOsmo page:
To check any of the profiles on your account, select 'Profiles' from the dropdown menu under your username, then click any profile icon to go that profile page.
You may also be interested in our new Osmo Parent app, which shows players' activities and achievements in more detail.
It's available for iOS at this link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/osmo-parent/id1348402278?mt=8
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How do I transfer student profiles between accounts?
If you have a large number of student profiles that need to be transferred between accounts, please send the information to us at support@playosmo.com, and we'll help transfer the profiles.
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How can I prevent students from deleting myOsmo accounts?
To prevent security issues, you must use the activation code to connect the iPads.
To connect an iPad to your myOsmo account using your activation code, please open any Osmo app and tap the myOsmo button (or a profile avatar button) in the top right corner of the home screen. Then tap 'Log-in', and tap 'School Login' in the pop-up window to connect with your activation code.
The school login doesn't log into the browser, so the students can't access the teacher's account.
If a teacher uses the email login to connect the iPads, then yes, her students can access the account and delete it. But she can also sign out from the browser to prevent that (and that won't log out the Osmo apps).
Please also see our PDF guide to myOsmo here:
https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithmyOsmoAccountsProfiles.pdf
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How do I add a new group of students in myOsmo?
To add student profiles, please log into your myOsmo account at my.playosmo.com and click on 'myProfiles' on top of the page. You will be able to easily add multiple profiles and even upload a spreadsheet.
To upload a spreadsheet, first export it in CSV format. Here are the instructions for Microsoft Excel (other spreadsheet programs have similar options):
Or simply create a text file with student names and grade levels that looks, e.g., like this:
JohnSmith,PreK
MarySmith,1st grade
......(PLEASE NOTE: profile names can only contain English alphabet letters and numbers; no spaces or special characters are allowed.)
You can also create profiles inside Osmo apps. To add player profiles inside an Osmo app, open any Osmo app on your iPad and tap on the myOsmo icon in the top right hand corner of the home screen. Then tap 'Create New' and choose an avatar for your new profile.
Once you have created one profile, you can tap on that profile's icon in the top right corner to get back to the profile creation screen and add more profiles.
Once you create the profiles on one iPad, they will show up on any other iPads you may be using with Osmo. If they don't, please restart the Osmo apps, and the profiles should show up.
Please also see our PDF guide to myOsmo here:
https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithmyOsmoAccountsProfiles.pdf
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How do I delete a group of student profiles in myOsmo?
You can delete student profiles at your myOsmo page (https://my.playosmo.com).
After you log in, click 'myProfiles' on top of the page, then select the profiles you wish to delete (or click 'Select all' to select all of them) and click 'Delete'.
Please also see our PDF guide to myOsmo here:
https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithmyOsmoAccountsProfiles.pdf
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How do I optimize Osmo setup in a classroom environment?
Please reference the teacher resource page here for video tutorials and links to myOsmo account & profile setup instructions.
Additional information here:
1- To set up a new Osmo, teachers will need to go to this URL (which is printed on the inside of every Osmo product box):
2- From there each one of them will receive an activation email. After they click on the activation link in the email, they'll be able to sign into their account at https://my.playosmo.com/ and see their activation code (school code).
3- Please note that any device can be connected to any number of myOsmo accounts.
4- Each teacher can then create student profiles under his or her myOsmo account if they need to save their students' game progress. In some cases, we've seen teachers create a single profile for an entire class (if saving individual game progress is not important).
5- To add student profiles, please log into your myOsmo account at my.playosmo.com and click on 'myProfiles' on top of the page. You will be able to easily add multiple profiles and even upload a spreadsheet.
6- To upload a spreadsheet, first export it in CSV format. Here are the instructions for Microsoft Excel (other spreadsheet programs have similar options):
Or simply create a text file with student names and grade levels that looks, e.g., like this:
JohnSmith,PreK
MarySmith,1st grade
......(PLEASE NOTE: profile names can only contain English alphabet letters and numbers; no spaces or special characters are allowed.)
You can also create profiles inside Osmo apps. To add player profiles inside an Osmo app, open any Osmo app on your iPad and tap on the myOsmo icon in the top right hand corner.
Once you have created one profile, you can tap on that profile's icon in the top right corner to get back to the profile creation screen and add more profiles.
After you create the profiles on one iPad, they will show up on any other iPads you may be using with Osmo. If they don't, please restart the Osmo apps, and the profiles should show up.
Students can connect to myOsmo by manually entering the activation code for their teacher's myOsmo account.
To do that, they can open any Osmo app and tap the myOsmo button (or a profile avatar button) in the top right corner of the home screen. Then they can tap 'Log in' and tap 'School Login' in the pop-up window.
Also, please see our instructions for myOsmo account creation and management here:
https://www.playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithmyOsmoAccountsProfiles.pdf
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What's the Osmo Ambassador program?
Osmo Ambassadors are passionate, engaged users of Osmo in the classroom. As a result of this passion, this network of educators goes above and beyond by demonstrating Osmo at national conferences, staff trainings, district-level meetings, and social media. These educators understand the positive impact Osmo has on student engagement and classroom curriculum, so they understand that if more classrooms have Osmo, then more students will be engaged.
In exchange for their dedication and commitment, Osmo provides our ambassadors with personal support, unique experiences, and exclusive rewards that take their Osmo engagement to the next level.
Our ambassador program is currently limited to those that reside within the U.S., however we plan to expand this program worldwide in the future! Click here to learn more.
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I just got Osmo; how do I use it in the classroom?
You can get started by logging in to myOsmo and visiting Osmo Curriculums. From there you can download the Teacher’s Guide and choose from over 60 lesson plans for grades K-6, hand-crafted for Osmo by teachers like you. Collaborate with other teachers and share ideas!
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What's the best way to set up accounts & profiles when teachers are sharing one Osmo?
We recommend that each teacher create his/her own myOsmo account and then create a profile for each student. There is no limit to the number of accounts that can be used on the same Osmo.
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Can I create a profile for each of my students?
You bet! After setting up your my.playosmo.com account and connecting a device, you can create as many profiles as needed for use with the kids in your classroom. It's a great way to keep track of individual progress.
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I want to be a part of shaping Osmo for education! How can I get involved?
Fantastic! Join the Osmo Ambassador program to connect with other Osmo educators, contribute to the library of Osmo curriculum, and earn rewards for spreading the word about Osmo.
Please note our ambassador program is limited to those that reside within the U.S. at this time. We plan to make this program worldwide in the future! Click here to learn more.
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What is the educational value of the Osmo apps?
Osmo fosters learning in key areas such as creative problem solving, art, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and Common Core. Specific skill sets associated with each app are:
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Coding Awbie teaches logic and problem solving skills: https://www.playosmo.com/en/coding/
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Coding Duo adds more complexity, teaching children how to use synchronization, subroutines and loops: https://www.playosmo.com/en/coding-duo/
- Coding Jam expands on the Osmo Coding Language, allowing players to explore advanced computational concepts: https://www.playosmo.com/en/coding-jam/
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Masterpiece teaches drawing and creative confidence: https://www.playosmo.com/en/masterpiece/
- MindRacers develops strategic decision making and multidimensional awareness: https://www.playosmo.com/en/mindracers/
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Monster encourages creativity through narrative play: https://www.playosmo.com/en/monster/
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Newton fosters creative problem solving skills: https://www.playosmo.com/en/newton/
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Numbers teaches counting, addition and multiplication: https://www.playosmo.com/en/numbers/
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Pizza Co. teaches math, money, fractions and nonverbal communication: https://www.playosmo.com/en/pizza-co/
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Tangram fosters spatial relational skills: https://www.playosmo.com/en/tangram/
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Words teaches spelling and critical thinking skills: https://www.playosmo.com/en/words/.
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What are the Osmo Curriculums?
Osmo Curriculums is a hub of lesson plans from the Osmo educator community. Choose from over 60 available lessons designed for grades K-6, and discuss them with other teachers.
Have something to contribute? Great! The more, the better.
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How does my lesson plan get featured on Playosmo.com?
Once you’ve submitted your lesson plan (by following these steps), simply announce it in the forums. Someone from Osmo will review it shortly!
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What is STEM/STEAM?
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. STEAM includes Art.
Osmo fosters learning in key areas such as: creative problem solving, art, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) and common core.
- Coding Awbie teaches logic and problem solving skills.
- Tangram fosters spatial relational skills.
- Words teaches spelling and critical thinking skills.
- Newton fosters creative problem solving skills.
- Masterpiece teaches drawing and creative confidence.
- Numbers teaches counting, addition and multiplication.
- Pizza Co. teaches math, money, fractions and nonverbal communication.
- Coding Jam helps kids get to know coding’s creative side while developing an ear for rhythm, melody and harmony.
Still have a question? Please contact us!
General
- Teacher Resource Page
- Do you have instructions for the Osmo games?
- How do I reset game progress in student profiles?
- When would I integrate Monster en Español into the school day?
- Why Monster in Spanish?
- I do not speak Spanish. Can I use Monster en Español in my classroom?
- Who is Monster en Español for?
- Is Osmo designed to be used as an assistive technology?
- Will my special needs child, grandchild or student enjoy Osmo?
- Can Osmo apps be used by high school students?
- How do I view my students' progress in profiles?
- How do I transfer student profiles between accounts?
- How can I prevent students from deleting myOsmo accounts?
- How do I add a new group of students in myOsmo?
- How do I delete a group of student profiles in myOsmo?
- How do I optimize Osmo setup in a classroom environment?
- What's the Osmo Ambassador program?
- I just got Osmo; how do I use it in the classroom?
- What's the best way to set up accounts & profiles when teachers are sharing one Osmo?
- Can I create a profile for each of my students?
- I want to be a part of shaping Osmo for education! How can I get involved?
- What is the educational value of the Osmo apps?
- What are the Osmo Curriculums?
- How does my lesson plan get featured on Playosmo.com?
- What is STEM/STEAM?