TDJ3M Course Outline

This is a "living document" and gets updated regularly depending on the needs and skills of the students.

(Note to instructor: See TDJ2O outline before using this outline again)

• • Administrivia | Daybook

• Web 2.0 Tools

  • Google Docs Overview

  • Design Process

  • Do Schools Kill Creativity?

  • Steps in the Design Process

  • Fundamental Technological Concepts

  • Miscellaneous

    • Tech is Cool Intro

  • Careers Article

  • Engineering Assignment

  • Skilled Trades Article

  • Teaching in the Digital Age - Your Opinion

  • Living Beyond Limits

  • Sketching

  • Folding Bike Video

    • Sketching Website Reviews

• AutoCAD

  • Google SketchUp

    • Overview of SketchUp Pages

  • SketchUp Tutorial Website Review

    • • short presentation

      • Top 3 websites

  • House (Basic)

  • Cube Assignment

  • Box Joint

  • Opposite Colours

    • 3D Text on Cylinder

    • Geodesic Dome

  • iPod

  • Rounded Box

  • Length and Area

  • Fluted Column

  • Baseball Diamond

  • Building Buildings

  • Pelican Case

  • Studio Shed

  • Using Exact Dimensions

    • 2D:

      • Your First 2D Drawing (for 2009-2010 class: only do this if you have not already done the Fig. 2-1 assignment)

    • Fig. 2-1 Basic Dimensioning Elements

      • Stop Sign (sign-in req'd)

    • SketchUp Test #1 | Reflection Form (2009-2010)

    • Complex Roofs (resource)

  • Trace House Drawing #1

    • • Refer to these videos first:

      • SketchUp and CAD - Creating Walls

      • SketchUp and CAD - Doors and Windows

  • Trace House Drawing #2

  • One Room Cabin

  • Household Object

  • Layers

• Design Challenge(s)

  • • Dream Classroom (sign-in req'd)

    • Dream Bedroom (sign-in req'd)

  • Summative Evaluation

  • Dream House

  • Work Habits Self Evaluation [need to create assignment page w/ link to Google Doc]

• Course Evaluation

Old Material

• • Summative Evaluation

    • Final Project (2009-2010)

  • SketchUp Learning Journal - create and update daily

• SketchUp Survey

  • SketchUp Tutorials

    • Paper House