Jon D Pennington

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17 June 2009 0 Comments

The SIMS 2 For Language learning

I have used the SIMS for language learning in Spanish levels I-IV within a variety of contexts which I plan to describe further in this post later. Most recently, my Spanish IV Introduction to Composition class just finished a project using the Sims 2 that can be seen below.

Final Project Description and Requirements using the SIMS 2

Student Final Project: Dos Amigas y Una Pizza

Student Final Project: El Fuego (The Fire)

My Favorite Expressions

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them."
-Aristotle

"To behave like a teacher, you have to believe that the thinking time of other teachers is precious — so much that it's a moral duty for you to share resources, overcome challenges and then share your solutions just so other teachers can overcome new challenges instead of having to perpetually re-address old ones."
-My Adaption of a quote by Eric Steven Raymond

"I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission."
-Grace Hopper

"Focus on your strengths, delegate your weaknesses"