SketchUp 1

First things first: Group early and often. (if you don't understand now don't worry - you will very soon)

Links from the syllabus:

http://sketchup.google.com/training/
This is the product homepage. You can get to video tutorials as well as self-paced tutorials.

http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html
This is probably the best place to start.

http://www.go-2-school.com/podcasts
This links to The SketchUp Show. Use this for information related to a specific topic, once you're up and running, by browsing the episode titles.