How can I use the EV3 educational firmware instead of the retail version?

Question

I have an EV3 brick from the retail kit, which is currently running the retail firmware. I would like to replace the EV3's firmware with the educational version. How can I do this?

Answer 1

Update: LEGO Education software is now available for free.

https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3

Original answer:

You need to purchase the EV3 Education version of the software. It includes the EV3 Education version firmware.

• EV3 Education Software (single user licence)
• EV3 Software v1.1 Update (includes v1.06E firmware update)