NI launches education software for high schools

DELHI, INDIA: National Instruments on Wednesday announced the launch of the latest edition of its NI LabVIEW for Education software for high school, which integrates with classroom data collection and control devices to help teach science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts to students.

The software is a version of the industrial LabVIEW graphical system design software that is skinned and scoped appropriately for students, the company claimed in a press release.

It is optimized for classroom use through instructional videos, tutorials, open-ended challenges and teaching resources created specifically for high school students and teachers.

“LabVIEW gives me the freedom to creatively inspire my students with authentic, real-world projects while using traditional lab equipment,” said John Sperry, engineering teacher at Anderson High School in Austin, Texas. “The software’s visual environment is easy for beginning students to understand, but also offers a very high skill ceiling so students can reach their full potential with the same technology that professionals use.”

LabVIEW for Education integrates with the NI myDAQ portable data-logging device, Vernier sensors and LEGO Education robotics platforms to provide a wide range of possibilities for teaching core science and math concepts through real-world applications.

With the new software, students can gain experience with the same software used by professional engineers and scientists. It also helps students use USB webcams for advanced image manipulation and motion tracking, and is ideal for integration with robotics classes and competitions, the company added

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