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Musical instruments with the NXT

  • 3 June 201321 December 2017
  • Cross-platform, LabVIEW, NXT
  • How to
Posted by CEEO
What do LEGO, air guitars, and iPads have in common? Music! In this article, we talk about how you can make your own digital musical instruments with the LEGO NXT. The idea You can design […]

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Musical instruments with the NXT

  • Cross-platform, LabVIEW, NXT
  • How to

Datalogging in LabVIEW: Timed datalogging

  • 2 June 201321 December 2017
  • LabVIEW
  • How to
Posted by Svein-Tore Narvestad
A simple way to log data in LabView involves specifying a time interval between each measurement and the time interval over which the recording takes place. For example, we could measure the sound level for […]

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Datalogging in LabVIEW: Timed datalogging

  • LabVIEW
  • How to

LEGO WeDo Mac OSX 10.7 issues

  • 31 May 201321 December 2017
  • WeDo
  • How to
Posted by John Burfoot
With thanks to Esther Lee and John Heffernan, here are a couple of solutions if the LEGO WeDo themed activities do not appear (yellow LEGO face is greyed out) while operating LEGO WeDo software (v1.2) on […]

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LEGO WeDo Mac OSX 10.7 issues

  • WeDo
  • How to

What is LEGO WeDo?

  • 30 May 20136 March 2016
  • WeDo
  • Pedagogy
Posted by John Burfoot
LEGO WeDo is a robotics hardware and software platform specifically designed for Kindergarten to Grade 2 students. As with other LEGO Education products it follows the 4 C’s process – Connect to a story, Construct […]

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What is LEGO WeDo?

  • WeDo
  • Pedagogy

It’s not rocket science: Keep it simple!

  • 30 May 201321 December 2017
  • Cross-platform, NXT
  • Challenge ideas
  • Getting started
  • Pedagogy
Posted by Damien Kee
The word ‘robotics’ can be a little intimidating to a teacher new to the field. I constantly encounter teachers who have been thrust unsuspectingly into the role of the ‘robotics teacher’ simply because they were […]

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It’s not rocket science: Keep it simple!

  • Cross-platform, NXT
  • Challenge ideas
  • Getting started
  • Pedagogy

The Robo-Basketballer challenge

  • 29 May 20131 September 2017
  • Cross-platform
  • Challenge ideas
  • Reflections
Posted by marklockett
Last term, I had to assess my Year 7 (12 year old) Technology students on design, robotics, structures and mechanics and all within 10 weeks/ 20 lessons. To avoid teaching 3 separate strands, each with […]

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The Robo-Basketballer challenge

  • Cross-platform
  • Challenge ideas
  • Reflections

Additional LabVIEW basics

  • 28 May 201321 December 2017
  • LabVIEW
  • Getting started
  • How to
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
Automatic Tool Selection:  When the tool selection window at the top of the tool palette is lit green, LabVIEW will select whichever tool appears to be the correct one. When the tool selection window is […]

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Additional LabVIEW basics

  • LabVIEW
  • Getting started
  • How to

NXT third wheel

  • 28 May 201321 December 2017
  • NXT
  • Getting started
  • How to
Posted by Barbara Bratzel
A simple two-motor NXT car needs a non-powered wheel (or wheels) of some type. A single wheel is often a good choice, since it is simple to build and makes turning the car easier than […]

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NXT third wheel

  • NXT
  • Getting started
  • How to

The MINDSTORMS robotics ‘fit’ and your school

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT by year 5/6 students at Mt Ousley PS.
  • 27 May 201312 February 2016
  • Big ideas
Posted by Neil Bramsen
Since implementing a robotics program at Mt Ousley PS in Australia a couple of years ago,  my journey has been one of shared discovery, enlightenment, frustration and joy. I’d like to share a few brief pointers […]

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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT by year 5/6 students at Mt Ousley PS.

The MINDSTORMS robotics ‘fit’ and your school

  • Big ideas

Area measurement – part one – follow the path

Area the Easy Way
  • 27 May 201317 December 2014
  • Big ideas
Posted by Craig
I’ve often wanted to see greater educational use of LEGO robots more in alignment with how robots get used in the real world – taking on that dull, dirty, dangerous, or distant task. One approach […]

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Area the Easy Way

Area measurement – part one – follow the path

  • Big ideas

Program structure – simulating publish and subscribe

Program flow
  • 25 May 20137 September 2017
  • Big ideas
Posted by Craig
Many times I see teams I’m supporting decide to run their GUI-based programs in a straight line from start to finish. But I’m not sure that’s always a great idea. Consider the program structure outlined […]

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Program flow

Program structure – simulating publish and subscribe

  • Big ideas

Clicking brick syndrome

  • 25 May 201323 November 2017
  • NXT
  • How to
Posted by Srikanth M
Do you have a problem that your LEGO NXT brick won’t start? It won’t show up in the software… but it gives a strange sound. Put your ear right up to the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT […]

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Clicking brick syndrome

  • NXT
  • How to

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