by Brian Meakim

This summer in Computer Ease students will be creating their own city in the Rainforest.  Students will be using the Internet to gain valuable information about Rainforests and cities.  They will be using paper and pencil to generate rough sketches of their buildings.  They will use these drawings to help them create a blueprint in “TurboCad”.  “TurboCad” is a Computer Aided Drafting program.  In a group the students will organize their city.  The next step will be to create a three dimensional version of their city in “TurboCad 3D” The final exercise will be the creation of a virtual tour.  This project will enhance the students’ critical thinking skills, spatial reasoning skills, and allow them to create and explore as a group.