There are four major differences between the Home and Educational Editions of the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 software, which are as follows.
Cost: You can download the Home Edition of the Software for free, whereas a single license of the Education Edition of the software is about $100 and a site license is about $400.
Appearance: The Home Edition has a lobby or splash page, which is reminiscent of a Hollywood robot invasion movie, which is not found in the Educational Edition.
Sensor blocks: The Home Edition does not include sensor blocks for the Gyro Sensor or the Ultrasonic motion sensor, but these can be downloaded and imported.
Data logging: The most significant difference is the data logging features of the Educational Edition. The data logging is so distinct and different that I would almost qualify it as a different piece of software.
What good is the data logging software? If you are an elementary or middle school teacher, data logging can easily be a great tool. Data...