The tool: http://sketchup.google.com/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google Training
Includes Video Tutorials & Self-Paced Tutorials

SketchUp Community

SketchUp Community Resources

Google 3D Warehouse

Download Bonus materials and Objects

SketchUp Blog

Google SketchUp for Dummies by Aidan Chopra
Companion Website

Podcast: The SketchUp Show

Atomic Learning Tutorials on Google SketchUp

Project Spectrum
A report on Google’s SketchUp Software and Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

F1 - Sketchup Books

3DVINCI
This site offers lessons and exercises specific to K-12 plus freely available teacher guides and getting started guides in down-loadable PDF's.
Google Sketchup Teacher Guide

K-12 Case Studies


Building a Birdhouse:
Teach Engineering
A resource for k-12 to teach engineering skills to students. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Science Digital Library this sight has a database of lesson plans that you can line up to state standards and includes the lesson plan for the birdhouse project.

Homes for Birds
United States Fish and Wild Life Service website for birdhouse information including proper dimensions for different species and how to monitor your completed bird house.


Useful tools for Geomodeling:
Google Earth

Adobe Photoshop/Elements

Picasa
Photo Editing and Organization

Emporis
Building heights and details.

Archiplanet
Building Encylopedia

Wikipedia
Online Encyclopedia that will often have facts and images for what you plan to model.

Skyscraperpage
Resource that includes heights of building, diagrams and forums.