NI launches high-school version of Labview
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Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team
Nov 23, 2009
National Instruments (NI) has introduced Labview Education Edition: a high-school-focused version of its industry-standard Labview graphical programming software.
The new edition is designed to help educators implement project-based, hands-on learning for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.
The software was developed in collaboration with the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), a specialist in integrating engineering into K-12 education.
Working with Dr Chris Rogers, director and professor of controls and mechatronics at the Tufts CEEO, NI developed the software to help high-school teachers give their engineering students hands-on experience with the same graphical system design technology used by engineers and scientists throughout industry and academia.
Labview Education Edition helps teachers implement engaging, project-based learning as well as connecting theory to real-world examples.
The new version works with key educational hardware platforms such as the Lego Mindstorms Education NXT, Vernier SensorDAQ and Tetrix, a metal robot-building system by Pitsco, helping teachers to integrate hands-on robotics, measurements and data acquisition into their curricula.
The software's graphical drag-and-drop paradigm is intended to help students learn key programming concepts and develop analytical skills, while gaining experience with technology used in the professional world.
The new edition also features its own classroom-ready tools, including: the Data Viewer, which graphically displays sensor data; a virtual oscilloscope; and other virtual instruments that give students hands-on experience with a variety of electrical and mechanical engineering techniques.
Labview Education Edition includes a supporting curriculum and classroom activities directly available from NI, Vernier Software and Technology and Lego Education.
This new product offering joins a full range of educational products that equip educators with hands-on learning technology.
Labview, which is at the core of the academic product portfolio, is used in educational programmes including Lego Education robotics, Project Lead the Way, the Infinity Project and First Robotics.
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