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Sketch-up Your World (Elias, Youssef)

Description: Google Sketch-up is a 3-D modeling application that lets students create objects such as buildings or geometric shapes in a virtual environment. Sketch-up can be used in multi-subject K-12 classrooms.
Speaker: Elias, Youssef
Co-Speakers(s):
Pop-up: Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Code: 2149
Type: Non-commercial
Audience: Beginning, Intermediate, Experienced
Grade Level: 2-12
Curricular / Topic: TL / Multi
Room & Location: Santa Rosa / Wyndham Hotel
Blog Tag: CUE08P2149 (Technorati Search) (Google Search)

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Youssef Elias Permalink Reply by Youssef Elias on March 5, 2008 at 11:27pm
Intro
Why use 3-D modeling?

Demo
The tools
Creating objects
Moving objects
Using pre-made objects
Creating different Scenes
Google Earth and Sketch-up
Outputting to QuickTime

Curricular applications
California Missions
Aeronautics – NASA
And many, many more



Project Ideas

Medieval castle
“Green” House
Your new School
Your Dream House
Build a Mission
Research and replicate historically significant house
Space station
Auditorium or sports arena

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Edie Walker Permalink Reply by Edie Walker on March 5, 2009 at 9:28am
Youssef,
How could I use it to have students figure the volume of a prism. It seems to me if they create the prism they will understand the volume of it better than a flat 2D picture.
Edie

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