Google SketchUp Across the Disciplines- TCEA 2009
Title:Â Â Â Â Google SketchUp Across the Disciplines
Presenter: Â Â Â Ms. Grace Blasingame
Description: Â Â Â Google SketchUp can be used in all classrooms across the disciplines.
- Free 3D Software
- Intuitive, not high learning curve
- 3D Warehouse- post or download already created designs
- is used by
- civil engineers
- architects
- Game Developers
- You can add
- Colors
- textures
- Shadows
- Subject Areas Integration
- Math- Geometry, volume, circumference, shapes, perpendicular/horizontal cuts,
- Science- Design environments for animals, Create a model of milk packaging that is appealing to 10-15 year olds, create an atomic model
- History- Designing History- historical places and monuments
- Physics- Sketchy Physics is a plug in- animate film and a great physics library
- English- Look for clues in the text to see how the house the character lived in would look like. Read for understanding.
- Art/Drama/Music- Set design
- Construction Systems- great to start out before students start on AutoCad
- Special Ed- Newsweek had article that talks about Autistic students work well with SketchUp “Kids with autism love Google SketchUp
- Integrate with Google Earth- place your real life model into GE
- SketchUp Blog
- SketchUp Video Tutorials
As I am Twittering the session live, Jonathan Chambers added this resource to check out too,
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