Week+7

=UNIVERSIDAD SIMON BOLIVAR= =**ID2124 English for Architecture & Urban Planning I Week 7: Metaverse, CAD and BIM**=

**Week 7 Objectives:**
By the end of this week students will have:
 * finished the work not completed in week 6
 * created their own wiki spaces
 * read about CAD and BIM
 * written and recorded a comparison and contrast paragraph
 * designed a space using a 3D application (Optional Activity)
 * added new words to their Glossary page in the Collaboritive Wiki

Tuesday:

 * Students will finish their pending activities from Week 6
 * Your teacher will guide you in the creation of your own wiki. This will be the first step for your Final Project.

[[image:usb-id2124-le-07:write.jpg]]Comparison and Contrast Paragraph (4 pts)
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What is [|CAD?] What is [|BIM?] 1. After reading about these tools, write a comparison and contrast paragraph to compare the features of CAD vs. BIM. 2. When you are done, post your paragraph to the corresponding Forum in NineHub. Once the paragrahp has been corrected, you will be ready to record it (**3 pts**.) 3. Do not forget to add words to your Glossary page in our Collaborative Wiki.
 * Comparing CAD and BIM**
 * To review about comparison and contrast paragraphs, take a look at this link:[| Comparison and Contrast]
 * If you need more information go here: [|Comparison and Contrast Guide]

3. Post an episode in [|podomatic], just like you did with the commercials and display ads (Include the screenshot of the slide you are describing, your text, and your voice). If you do not remember the login and password for posting in podomatic, ask your teacher.
 * 1) Open the Metaverse Wiki, and start doing Activities Part 3
 * 2) For activities 1 and 2, write your composition including:
 * description of the space you designed from an architectural / urban planning point of view
 * your opinion about the design process using these tools