{"id":142059979278,"date":"2017-09-11T13:07:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/?p=142059979278"},"modified":"2017-09-12T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T16:12:04","slug":"using-3d-encourage-creativity-eddies-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/using-3d-encourage-creativity-eddies-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Using 3D to Encourage Creativity in Eddie’s Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

My name is Edward Gonzalez and I am a 7th grade classroom teacher in the Bakersfield City School District and an adjunct lecturer at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB). I also just finished up my first year in CSUB\u2019s Doctoral in Educational Leadership Studies Program where I am researching how we can make sure that our lowest achieving and low socioeconomic students take advantage of the newest technologies in education.<\/p>\n

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This assignment for ancient Mesopotamia required that students include two rivers, fertile land between the rivers, and irrigation canals. The model was created in 3DTin.<\/i><\/p>\n

For the last couple of years my 6th and 7th grade students have created their own \u201cVirtual Museum.\u201d Typically students would pick illustrations from our world history textbook and model them using 3DTin or SketchUp. Cultural heritage and 3D models through Sketchfab has potential to make learning more equitable for many disadvantaged students because it gives everybody an opportunity to share their models. As my professor Dr. Mahmoud Suleiman says, \u201cequality lets you sit at the table and equity ensures you have a voice.\u201d This is the unique role that Sketchfab plays because it allows students to both produce and consume content.<\/p>\n

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There is something special that happens when a student is able to hold their own VR experience and share it at home. These digital tools allow everyone to tell their own unique cultural stories. Our school district embraces the idea that students must have both a choice and voice in their education, and Sketchfab helps students meet those needs in my classroom.<\/p>\n

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This model was based on the ancient Mayans. The student created the model in SketchUp and exported it to Sketchfab.<\/i><\/p>\n

Every student should have the opportunity to decide how they will share their knowledge. If a student wants to do a history worksheet, it should be OK. Likewise, if a student would rather create a historical 3D model and publish it to VR, that should be ok as well. In a perfect world, students would also have the option to make a video, animation, or podcast. In education, we tend to rely on numbers and letters to measure learning, but we all know you can measure knowledge with more than a paper and pencil.<\/p>\n

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The original lessons for 3D and virtual reality were during 6th grade English class. The goal was to engage the students in high level design and development in order to then explain the experience through writing. The layout for the virtual reality essay included:<\/p>\n