DroneBlocks

Teaching STEAM with block coding and drones

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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.

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Extension stats

By: https://droneblocks.io

Users: 300,000+

Rating: 4.28

(18)

Version: 4.2 (Last updated: 2024-03-13)

Creation date: 2020-05-01

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webview
storage

Size: 134.14K

Email: *****@droneblocks.io

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 1,354 ▲ 30

Other platforms

DroneBlocks (v4.1.1)

3.32

(391) 163,494+

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Extension summary

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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

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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.

Imani jett, 2024-03-23

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.