Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. The program was designed for architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions but is not used by educator and students in the classroom. All models on SketchUp are made up of edges and faces. Edges are straight lines, and faces are the 2D shapes that are created when several edges form a flat loop.
In the classroom, students can use SketchUp to visualize geometry and math concepts, create models to learn about architecture, design full-scale 3D environments, and easily share designs with others.
I think this would be a very great tool to use in a classroom! The program is free and also seems pretty easy to work with.
http://sketchup.google.com/product/gsu.html
http://dextr.xanga.com/668183915/technology-lessons-google-sketchup-in-the-classroom/
http://www.infinitethinkingmachine.org/stuff/SketchUp.pdf
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