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The aim of this study was to discuss the experience of building an educational software about the auscultation of breathing sounds. In the process, Lev Semenovic Vygotsky's pedagogic theoretical framework was used, and the content was delimited so as to encompass the auscultation method step by step. ⋯ A virtual environment for the auscultation using simulation procedures was used as well. It was concluded that initiatives such as that, although facing many difficulties, bring important contributions to teaching-learning of contents related to nursing education.