Site of the week #4

http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/index.html: Architect’s Studio is a fun website that many students enjoy. Created by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Society, this is an interactive website that contains biographical information on Wright as well as a very fascinating interactive game that allows students to build homes for specific clients’ needs. It allows students to save their drawings, which they can retrieve by password. After the student has completed the home, they can then look at it using a variety of perspectives. It also possesses a page for teachers and librarians. Learning Standards: Technology: Technology productivity tools. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works. Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools: Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions. Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world. Fine Arts: 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.