Perspectivas culturais de uso de tecnologias digitais e educação

Abstract

Computers and mobile phones with access to the internet are increasingly demanded by our society. In order to use digital technologies in their pedagogical practices, teachers need to be familiar with them, and often this is not the biggest problem. Many schools have computers, but teachers rarely use them for didactic activities. Although teachers believe in the potential of digital technologies for learning, they do not receive any guidance to use them as a pedagogical resource. Personal initiatives have generated good results and encouraged other teachers to use these technologies, but it would be ideal if teacher training agencies were to invest in teachers’ digital literacy and in the use of digital resources for pedagogical practices at all school levels.