Lego Digital Designer

The amazing world of Legos! They've been around forever, but you probably remember having a big bin of them in the closet that you use to build houses, cars, monsters, etc. But who wants to deal with that mess anymore when you can go digital? That's what the Lego Digital Designer software is all about. It's a simple 3D software, almost like a basic CAD program, that lets you take already made pieces and put them together just as if you were doing it in real life! This is perfect for all grade levels. If particpate in FIRST Lego League, Lego NXT Robotics, or if you're teaching about simple machines using blocks and triangles. The number of things you can do with this software is endless!

This is a 4 min. video that gives you a quick runthrough of what you can do with this software.

Lego also has a Educators Link that provides free lessons and activities. You can actually search activities by grade level, age, and activity. This is great for the busy teacher or a starting point to build a lesson off of.