SketchUp: Free 3-D Modeling Software from Google

The Institute for Education and the Arts posts this article from Edutopia about the free Google software SketchUp.

HAVE YOU SEEN SKETCHUP?
by Jim Moulton, Edutopia’s Spiral Notebook, November 6, 2006

“’Have you seen SketchUp?’” Seriously. I mean it. Incredible tool. Simple, powerful, fun … Three-dimensional modeling made easy … The thing I am enjoying the most about introducing SketchUp to kids and teachers I am working with is the level of “spontaneous creativity” it engenders. Lots of kids, and more than a few adults start doing cool things that require perseverance and complex thinking, and they are doing these things without being asked to … Need some help getting started? Complete tutorials are available for free online, and the learning around this tool happens quite quickly. Trust me. You can, and the kids certainly can.”

Read the complete article here.

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