DroneBlocks

Teaching STEAM with block coding and drones

What is DroneBlocks?

DroneBlocks is an innovative Chrome extension that promotes learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) with block coding and drones. It enables users to program and control drones like DJI Phantom, Mavic, and Spark, among others, to perform autonomous missions. This educational tool comes with a series of updates and enhancements designed to improve user experience, such as function additions, keyboard flight control, offline storage, and many more. DroneBlocks also provides a free curriculum bundle to guide students and teachers through eight lesson plans that cover safe and responsible drone usage.

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By: https://droneblocks.io

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Users: 300,000+

Rating: 4.50 (18)

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

Creation date: 2020-05-01

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webview
storage

Size: 134.14K

Email: db*****@droneblocks.io

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 1324 ▼ 5

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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 educational tool for students learning coding
Excellent compatibility with Chromebooks
Ability to save work to the cloud and load it to drones
Useful for circumventing online restrictions at school

Cons

Requires both internet and Wi-Fi connection
Issues connecting with drone
Lacks informative logs or notifications in case of problems

Most mentioned

Ease of use in a classroom setting
Great for teaching coding with drones
Works well with Tello drones

Recent 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.