Now Out: LEGO Ⓡ Education SPIKE™ 3

Spectrum
Feb 23, 2023

LEGO Ⓡ Education users: The wait is over!

In December of 2022, LEGOⓇ Education released the long awaited SPIKE™ 3 app.

The LEGOⓇ Learning System includes the famous LEGOⓇ Education Spike Essential/ Prime - teaching students as young as 6 years old the wonders of computer programming, creating code, and robotics! Since the product launch, there have been upgrades to the system, including: hardware updates, the creation of a browser-enabled web app, added python lessons, and now - a new app!

The new app, named SPIKE 3, is an entirely new download - not an update to the now named “legacy app.” Customers should be advised that projects on the legacy app cannot be transferred to SPIKE 3 - or vice versa. In addition, Python lessons are not yet transferred into Spike 3 - but will be a feature in the near future.

Not sure if you should upgrade right away? We recommend thinking about how you typically use your SPIKE solution:

I am a classroom educator and typically follow LEGO® Education Lessons and use word or icon blocks with my SPIKE Essential or SPIKE Prime sets...
You should upgrade to SPIKE App 3 when it is available. The new features and benefits will enhance the classroom experience for you and your students. If you are in the middle of a Unit or Lesson, wait until you’ve completed that module before upgrading though, as some of the blocks have changed.

I am a more advanced user or on a competition team and reuse/revisit saved programs, or I code directly in Python...
It is best to wait to upgrade as your programs will not be compatible with SPIKE App 3. Competition teams using Chromebooks and the SPIKE Web App can access a Legacy version of SPIKE App 2 by visiting: SPIKElegacy.LEGOEducation.com.