Lego Demonstrates New App, Makes it Easier to Get Started Using Robotics

At the SXSWedu Conference in Austin, Lego Education demoed the new Lego Education EV3 Programming App for use with the Lego Mindstorms Education EV3 solution. The app is intended as an effective way for classrooms to get started with Lego Mindstorms Education EV3 within a 45-minute classroom period.

The combination of the physical EV3 robot and app provides educators with tools to engage and motivate students and opens up the possibility of expanding the EV3 experience to the more extensive computer-based edition of EV3.

The app includes quick start videos and six step-by-step Robot Educator tutorials that provide a guide to the programming and hardware functionalities; building instructions for the Robot Educator model; a user guide and teacher introduction pages; and nine robotics lesson plans that link to local curriculum standards.

Full programming capabilities and integration with the three Mindstorms Education EV3 curriculum packs are only available with the full version of the Lego Mindstorms Education EV3 programming software.

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