Catch Up with SketchUp

Brandon DeckerCynthia Gobrogge

Revere High School, Richfield, OH

Who are we?

• Brandon Decker—High school science teacher– What technology have I used in the classroom• How it was used and how has it helped?

• Cynthia Gobrogge—Library Media Specialist, former HS English Teacher– Teacher/LMS technology collaborations

Google Resources

• What is SketchUp?• What are Google Docs (Revere Apps)?

SketchUp—Getting Started

• Download program– http://sketchup.google.com/download/

• Watch and review tutorials– Work within program to familiarize yourself with

basic features– http://www.sketchup.com/training/videos.html

SketchUp—DownloadTwo Options1. Download SketchUp (free)– Recommended– Students can also download at home

2. Download SketchUp Pro (“extremely affordable” for students and schools)– License required after free trial period– Revere received E-tech grant for Pro license

Google Docs Accounts

• Tech department set up school domain: Revere Apps

• Students activate their accounts• Teacher/LMS demonstrate Google Docs

features– Google Docs issues with uploads—main emphasis

is collaboration– Use email to attach

Forensics Project Steps

• Downloaded the program• Searched internet for videos• Followed along with videos while working in SketchUp• Used one of the videos to demonstrate features of

SketchUp• Students worked along with video, pause and monitor

students progress along the way (VIDEO)• Student created SketchUps and collaboration on

google docs.

Obstacles Encountered

• Licensing. Couldn’t access SketchUp Pro.• Working in 3D space can be challenging• Some user issues we couldn’t immediately

correct*Be flexible—Let students know you don’t expect their SketchUp designs to be perfect.

Lesson Ideas—SketchUp

Language Arts• Constructing the Globe Theatre• Set construction of scenes for plays such as Death of

a Salesman, The Crucible, etc.• Arial views of settings for town in To Kill a

Mockingbird (fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama)Social Studies• Constructing digital historical buildings and museums• Recreating any locale from a historical perspective

Lesson Ideas—SketchUp

Science• Cells – Prokaryote and eukaryote• Anatomy – Examine organs in 3d• Atoms – Atomic structure of moleculesMath• Geometry- Teaching with 3d shapes• Surface area volume

Lesson Ideas—Google Docs

All Subject Areas• Group projects—PPTs, papers, online

interaction• Peer editing• Storing in the cloud and gmail—allows

students to easily work at school and home• Students can communicate with teacher via

email or chat

Common Core Standards

Fulfills several Common Core Standards:• College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor

Standards for Speaking and Listening– Comprehension and Collaboration

• CCR Anchor Standards for Language– Academic and Content Vocabulary

• Writing Standards for Literacy in Science

Common Core Standards

Students Who are College and Career Ready...• use technology and digital media strategically

and capably• are familiar with strengths and limitations of

various technological tools • can use [tech. tools] best suited to their communication goals

Students Who are College and Career Readyin Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, and LanguageThey use technology and digital media strategically and capably. Students employ technology thoughtfully to enhance their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use. They tailor their searches online to acquire useful information efficiently, and they integrate what they learn using technology with what they learn offline. They are familiar with the strengths and limitations of various technological tools and mediums and can select and use those best suited to their communication goals (Intro, pg. 7).

Common Core Standards: Flexible Communication and Collaboration

Students must learn to:• work together• express and listen carefully to ideas• integrate info from oral, visual, quantitative, and

media sources• evaluate what they hear• use media and visual displays strategically to help achieve communicative purposes• adapt speech to context & task

Key Features of the Standards Speaking and Listening: Flexible communication and collaborationIncluding but not limited to skills necessary for formal presentations, the Speaking and Listening standards require students to develop a range ofbroadly useful oral communication and interpersonal skills. Students must learn to work together, express and listen carefully to ideas, integrate informationfrom oral, visual, quantitative, and media sources, evaluate what they hear, use media and visual displays strategically to help achieve communicative purposes, and adapt speech to context and task (Intro, p. 8).

Questions

• Questions or Brainstorm for your classroom.

Consulted ResourcesWebsites and Video Links

Google Website for Educatorshttp://sitescontent.google.com/google-sketchup-for-educators/Home/Google-Earth-for-My-Class

Video Link—Getting Started with Google SketchUpwww.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfH_cyXa1o

Lesson Planshttp://sitescontent.google.com/google-sketchup-for-educators/Home/google-earth-lesson-plans

Lesson Ideashttp://www.myfreshplans.com/2010-06/google-sketchup-in-the-classroom/

also teacher explains why SketchUp is an effective classroom resource