| Professional Development Provider | SOITA Learning Technologies | |
| Contact Information | Bob Stricker bob@soita.org 150 East Sixth Street Franklin, OH 45005 United States Phone: (937) 746-6333 ext. 120 Fax: (937) 746-1029 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating |   based on 8 evaluation(s). | |
| Target Audience | Education: Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Teacher | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | no maximum | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | 1 | |
| Primary Disciplines | Best Practice, Collaboration, Curriculum, Instructional Programs | |
| Program Description | Interested in teaching your students about ratios and proportions? How about volume, area, and perimeter? Fancy building a model of the Roman Coliseum and dropping it into Google Earth? Any and all of these activities are possible with Google SketchUp. Sketch-Up is a free 3-D modeling program offered by Google. Learn the basics of using SketchUp, how SketchUp meshes with Google Earth, and some fantastic curriculum integration ideas along the way! | |
| Program Format | 1.) Overview of Google SketchUp 2.) Basics of creating 3-D structures 3.) Importing your creations into Google Earth 4.) Sample lesson ideas | |
| Objectives | 1.) Discover ways to utilize SketchUp in the classroom 2.) Become familiar with the basics of using Google SketchUp 3.) Identify how SketchUp integrates with Google Earth | |
| National Staff Development Council Standards to which this program aligns | Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design) Deepens educators' content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (Quality Teaching) | |
| Program Length | 50 minutes | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Date/Time Notes | This professional development video conference is available 'by request'. Please allow at least two weeks in requesting the program. | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Cost per Site: $125.00 Cost per Site with Premium Service: $112.50 What's this? | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice. | |
| Program is Offered Through | Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...) | |
| Is Recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP | |
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | Schools are asked to conduct a test connection with SOITA in advance of the site's first scheduled video conference with us. Sites connecting via ISDN should provide their own bridge and dial into SOITA. SOITA's IP address is 216.48.137.41 |
