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SketchUp

This excellent package of lessons shows your pupils how to make their first 3D model using the cutting edge software 'SketchUp', free from Google.

This set of tutorials is not just a set of how-to lessons, but a structured program of videos, ideal for pupils of all abilities.

We take pupils through the steps needed to design a 3D dog house in a series of short videos, showing and telling them what to do as they watch and listen. Pupils learn all of the necessary skills, such as orbiting, panning, using styles, shadows and components, how to make and use their own components and so on.

This is an exciting module of work that will really grab the interest of your students.And best of all, all the preparing and planning has been done for the teacher.

Click here to view a short clip from one of the videos.

Here's a screendump of the menu that greets students:

Animated tutorials have many advantages:

• Allows teachers to teach themselves new skills, ready for the classroom.

• Each lesson builds on the previous one.

• Pupils work at their own pace.

• Pupils can play, pause and replay each animation.

• Ideal for pupils with poor concentration.

• Perfect for pupils with low reading skills.

• Really inspires your high flyers.

• Highly engaging and motivating.

• Ideal for non-ICT specialists and cover teachers to teach!

• Addresses the new KS3 requirements.