Mary has founded and run an educational cooperative and regularly volunteers in the classroom so she can learn what real teachers need. He is a former CTO of two startups and is CEO of Boom Learning. Senator Eric Oemig was instrumental in passing landmark education reform in the State of Washington. Boom Learning is brought to you by the Omega Labs team of Eric and Mary Oemig, with the generous support of Rachel Lynette. You may already know Boom Learning by another name, Omega Labs, from their award-winning app Mathtopia+ ™, one of only 50 apps ever to be awarded 5 stars by Smart Apps for Kids. You can find Boom Learning on the web, or, if you are on a tablet or smartphone, at the App Store and Google Play. If you decide you want to use Boom with your students, you’ll need to purchase one of the other subscriptions – but don’t worry, they aren’t all that expensive, and if you grab one now, you’ll get your first year at a discount. You can check out the app and even try a few decks (try this one and look for others that are 0 points). The result is a dynamic app that meets the needs of teachers and students. While creating their own Boom card sets, they continued to give their feedback to the development team. This spirit of collaboration continued when we opened the platform up to our Beta group of teacher-authors. They did all the work, but I gave them plenty of suggestions along the way. Through a mutual friend, I was introduced to Eric and Mary Oemig of Omega Labs (you can read more about them at the bottom of this post). Built with input from teachers!īoom was born with an idea I had a few years back to put task cards on iPads. Students each have their own accounts and can log in from home as well as from school, so you can assign decks as homework or as an activity to do with a parent. Students earn badges and awards for completing decks, which is sure to motivate even the most reluctant student. There is also a cool gaming component built into the app. The cards are bright and appealing, and students get immediate feedback on their answers. Of course, the cards themselves are fun to play. Some decks, like this Fact and Opinion set, are even free! More authors and decks are being added every day! If you don’t see what you need, you can also make your own. No printing, no cutting, no laminating – just assign decks, and your students are set to go! You can purchase decks within the app from my store or from other teacher-authors. You can also acces s reports that give you in-depth information on your students’ progress. You can assign specific decks to individual students or the whole class. It’s so easy and so effective! Boom comes with a suite of teacher tools. I am so, so excited about the Boom! Cards app, which allows students to use task cards on any mobile device or computer! You and your students are going to love them!
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