Using SketchUp in the Classroom
Created by Ray Palasz
Instructor Ray Palasz leads this introductory course in using SketchUp in the classroom.
This course is broken down into five easy modules. One, downloading the program. Two, getting started with using the program. Three, drawing two and three-dimensional objects. Four, using the 3D warehouse, which will save you and your students tons of time. And five, a sample assignment and assessment for your students.
Each module also comes with a handout with visuals from SketchUp to guide you through the process. You will learn how SketchUp can add so much to your program.
As of Fall 2018, SketchUp requires that any school using the program for educational use is enrolled in Google's G Suite for Education. Please ensure that you check with your school IT team prior to planning to use SketchUp in the classroom.
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0Module 0Introduction1:44 FREE PREVIEWAn introduction to the course and a description of each of the modules.
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1Module 1Downloading SketchUp6:43 FREE PREVIEWThis module walks through how to download the SketchUp program and get it ready to run.
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2Module 2The Basics9:18 LockedThis module covers the basic elements of SketchUp, including dimensioning, using the axes, and the camera view.
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3Module 3Drawing Capabilities12:05 LockedThis module focused on the drawing capabilities of SketchUp, including 2 and 3 dimensional objects, color and texture, and finding the correct dimensions.
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4Module 4SketchUp 3D Warehouse12:20 LockedThis module introduces the 3D warehouse and teaches how to search for objects, place them on drawings, and resize them.
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5Module 5Set Design Project13:25 LockedThis module lays out a sample assignment on set design using SketchUp, including assessment tools.
Standards Addressed
Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
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