CHAPTER 7

Chapter 7 focused on production and technology. According to the chapter 7 production is a form of learning whereby students create a products, or a concrete artifact that is the focus of learning. I understand different productions can be used for students of all sorts. Students with differences from being normal to being a student with ELLs or other disabilities are able to use different types of technology or production to assist them with class work and everyday life experiences.

The use of productions can motivate students and their learning with everything from: individual and group projects, critical thinking, decision making, learning technology to speaking and visual skills. According to Egbert and Blumenfeld, production “helps Ells to receive input in English that is comprehensible, to work in ways that they understand, and to play a role in the project regardless of their language fluency”.  

The three production process described in the chapter reminds me of everyday brainstorming where you jot down something, you clean it up then you execute it to turn in for a grade. In comparison to the production process where you have preproduction, production and postproduction stages which are basically planning, developing and evaluating.

What I took from the chapter was the fact that they stated that teachers to keep students most active teachers planning should include ways to have students make their own decisions and work closely with each other. After reading this chapter I understand that technology is used to support student production however it does not result in learning alone.