Tecnologias digitais: o seu lugar nas práticas pedagógicas em uma escola pública municipal do Piauí

Abstract

The research addresses the digital technologies (TD), in relation to other information and communication technologies (ICT), configured as mediators of the pedagogical practices of teachers in the teaching process, and, thereafter, its implications and effectiveness of use in school in contemporary times. The research, a qualitative approach, configures itself within the case study that aims to capture the views of the subject about digital technologies and pedagogical practices. The empirical field chosen was a municipal school of Piauí, whose teachers have at their disposal technical objects as data projector, notebook and a computer lab acquired in 2002 through the National Program of Educational Technology (ProInfo) and access the internet through the Band Program broadband in Schools set to WiFi technology system (Wireless Fidelity). Employees teachers in the study were previously selected by means of a questionnaire. Besides the semi-structured interview, the collection was supplemented by observation in the empirical field readings of documents, access to computerized data bank, websites, books, academic papers, articles, and others available on the web. The theoretical framework relies on the contributions of contemporary scholars like Adams (2010), Castells (2004), Demo (2002, 2007), Freire (1987, 1996), Levy (1999), Lopes (2010, 2011), Moraes (2011), Moran (2004), Oliveira (1999, 2001), Santos (1994, 2006), Schlemmer (2011), Schwartz (2008), Tedesco (2004) and Valente (1999). The research result shows that digital technologies are present in the pedagogical practices of teachers, who mostly uses them in activities of the teaching process. However, its use results in most cases, self-effort of teachers, are in practice with are single experiments, either in qualifying by the Center for Technology in Teresina (nthe). Teachers are aware of the urgent need to take ownership of these innovations to conform to the new profile of the student who demonstrates skill in handling these digital technologies in everyday school life. We can also conclude that the Teaching Unit, the computer lab designed to be a space to promote digital inclusion , has limits in order to fully meet the objectives proposed in Decree No. 6,300, of December 12, 2007, which provides for the ProInfo.