WeDo 2.0 LEGO® Education

Legos have always been a symbol of imagination, creativeness, and fun, and some even see it as a good stepping stone towards engineering, coding, and robotics. Those people are the ones who created WeDo® 2.0, an interactive learning tool that uses the famous Lego building blocks to help you learn about some of the basic concepts of science.

Because of the application's truly interactive nature, as soon as you launch the application you will notice how it asks for access to your Bluetooth, microphone, webcam and other tools. It does this so that you may record yourself performing various projects for future reference or speak to the application as opposed to the traditional typing and writing. This is specifically designed to create a teacher-student feel as opposed to the traditional machine-human relationship, making the learning experience more enjoyable.

Every aspect of the application was designed to be child-friendly. The UI is sleek and the chosen color palette is well suited for an educational app since vibrant colors are strategically used to not distract you from the task at hand. Another neat feature is the extended video tutorial which features Lego people teaching you how to use the various buttons, tabs, and controls. While WeDo® 2.0 used Lego bricks to make their lessons more enjoyable, the tutorials themselves are based on natural occurrences in Nature, such as the concept of speed, the relationship between predators and prey or emotional design. Just select any of the lessons from the extended library provided and you can start the lesson.

The way playful and educational elements are mixed in harmony makes WeDo® 2.0 an excellent learning tool for when you want to grasp some of the basics of engineering, coding, and natural phenomena without having to endure the boredom of specialized courses.