The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture


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A guide for leveraging SketchUp for any project size, type, or style. New construction or renovation. The revised and updated second edition of The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture offers guidelines for taking SketchUp to the next level in order to incorporate it into every phase of the architectural design process. The text walks through each step of the SketchUp process from the early stages of schematic design and model organization for both renovation and new construction projects to final documentation and shows how to maximize the LayOut toolset for drafting and presentations. Written by a noted expert in the field, the text is filled with tips and techniques to access the power of SketchUp and its related suite of tools. The book presents a flexible workflow method that helps to make common design tasks easier and gives users the information needed to incorporate varying degrees of SketchUp into their design process. Filled with best practices for organizing projects and drafting schematics, this resource also includes suggestions for working with LayOut, an underused but valuable component of SketchUp Pro. In addition, tutorial videos compliment the text and clearly demonstrate more advanced methods. This important text: Presents intermediate and advanced techniques for architects who want to use SketchUp in all stages of the design process Includes in-depth explanations on using the LayOut tool set that contains example plans, details, sections, presentations, and other information Updates the first edition to reflect the changes to SketchUp 2018 and the core functionalities, menus, tools, inferences, arc tools, reporting, and much more Written by a SketchUp authorized trainer who has an active online platform and extensive connections within the SketchUp community Contains accompanying tutorial videos that demonstrate some of the more advanced SketchUp tips and tricks Written for professional architects, as well as professionals in interior design and landscape architecture, The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture offers a revised and updated resource for using SketchUp in all aspects of the architectural design process.




101 Story Starters for Little Kids


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Write your own stories with the help of these illustrated story starters for little kids! With 101 fun and unique writing prompts, you'll have no trouble kicking your imagination into high gear. Each story starter consists of: 1-2 short sentences to boost imagination. Large text for easy reading. A black and white illustration for visual inspiration. Leave writer's block and blank-page anxiety behind! Whether you write animal stories, funny stories, or something else entirely, you'll find dozens of ideas and inspiration to help you get started. Inside, you'll find story starters in each of the following categories: Crazy Changes. Animals Acting Strange. Monsters, Aliens, and Other Spooky Stuff. Adventure. Funny. Realistic Stuff. These illustrated story starters are perfect for little kids in grades 1-3 but can be used by anyone young at heart. Use this book in the classroom or give it as a gift to a budding author.




Getting Started in 3D with Maya


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Teaches how to use Maya to create three-dimensional animation projects, including focusing on such topics as lighting, modeling, and character skinning.




"You Gotta BE the Book"


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This award-winning book continues to resonate with teachers and inspire their teaching because it focuses on the joy of reading and how it can engage and even transform readers. In a time of next-generation standards that emphasize higher-order strategies, text complexity, and the reading of nonfiction, “You Gotta BE the Book” continues to help teachers meet new challenges, including those of increasing cultural diversity. At the core of Wilhelm’s foundational text is an in-depth account of what highly motivated adolescent readers actually do when they read, and how to help struggling readers take on those same stances and strategies. His work offers a robust model teachers can use to prepare students for the demands of disciplinary understanding and for literacy in the real world. The Third Edition includes new commentaries and tips for using visual techniques, drama and action strategies, think-aloud protocols, and symbolic story representation/reading manipulatives. Book Features: A data-driven theory of literature and literary reading as engagement. A case for undertaking teacher research with students. An approach for using drama and visual art to support readers’ comprehension. Guidance for assisting students in the use of higher-order strategies of reading (and writing) as required by next-generation standards like the Common Core. Classroom interventions to help all students, especially reluctant ones, become successful readers. Online resources, including inquiry unit templates, tools for teaching with drama, and tips for using visual techniques.




My No, No, No Day!


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After having a day in which nothing is right, tired Bella cuddles with her mother and talks about having a more cheerful day tomorrow.




101 Story Starters for Kids


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Write your own stories with the help of these creative story starters! With 101 fun and unique writing prompts, you'll have no trouble kicking your imagination into high gear. Leave writer's block and blank-page anxiety behind! Whether you write funny stories, scary stories, or something else entirely, you'll find dozens of ideas and inspiration to get you started. Inside this book, you'll find story starters in each of the following genres: Realistic fiction. Humor. Historical fiction. Mystery. Fantasy. Science fiction. Horror. These story starters are perfect for kids in grades 3-7 but can be used by anyone young at heart. Use this book in the classroom or give it as a gift to a budding author.




Educational Times


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Super Minds Level 1 Teacher's Book


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An exciting, seven-level course that enhances young learners' thinking skills, sharpening their memory while improving their language skills. This exciting seven-level course enhances your students' thinking skills, improving their memory along with their language skills. Super Minds develops creativity with visualisation exercises and art and craft activities, explores social values with lively stories and encourages cross-curricular thinking with fascinating 'English for school' sections. For ease of use, this Level 1 Teacher's Book is interleaved with pages from the Student's Book. It includes detailed lesson aims, clear instructions and a vast array of extra activities.




Face2face Elementary Teacher's Book with DVD


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The course for teachers who want to get their students communicating with confidence. face2face is an easy-to-teach General English course that helps adults and young adults to speak and listen with confidence. The Workbook with Key offers additional consolidation activities and a Reading and Writing Portfolio for extra skills practice.