Teaching STEAM with block coding and drones
DroneBlocks - Teaching STEAM with Block Coding and Drones
DroneBlocks is a Chrome extension designed to teach students programming concepts using drones. It offers a free curriculum bundle with 8 lesson plans and supports DJI Phantom, Mavic, and Spark drones, making it an innovative and fun way to learn coding and fly autonomous missions.
Extension stats
Rating: 4.28
(18)
Creation date: 2020-05-01
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 134.14K
Email: *****@droneblocks.io
URLs: Website
Ranking
# 1,696
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Extension summary
DroneBlocks 4.2 (3/12/2024)
- Crazyflie announcement
DroneBlocks 4.1 (11/14/2023)
- Auth whitelist for WD district
DroneBlocks 4.0 (10/17/2023)
- Security improvements via whitelist
DroneBlocks 3.9 (1/12/2023)
- DroneBlocks desktop app announcement
DroneBlocks 3.8 (11/28/2022)
- Bug fixes and simulator level builder
User reviews
Pros
- Great for schools and engaging students in coding with drones
- Easy to use and better than programming in Scratch 2.0
- Excellent for building and editing missions on a larger screen
- Good utility for teaching STEAM concepts
- Works well with cloud saving and BYOD devices
Cons
- Requires both internet access and Wi-Fi connection to the drone simultaneously
- Frequent connectivity issues with desktop version
- No logs or information provided during connection failures
- Some users report slow execution of code with the drone
Most mentioned
- Great for students
- Connection issues
- Ease of use for mission creation
- Compatibility with Chromebooks
- Cloud saving functionality
User reviews
very good for schools.
What a mess, an "application" that need internet access AND wifi connection to a drone at the same time.
NEVER successfully connected drone despite Wifi is ok ( with android and ios no problem )
No log, no information, application just do nothing when click connect.
handige app!
ik heb een drone met camera.
kan je de beelden ook ergens zien?
Extension safety
Risk impact
DroneBlocks does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
DroneBlocks has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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