Letramento digital no inaf

Abstract

In this paper we analyze data collected by Inaf in 2011. We try to verify what these data tell us about digital literacy and the use of computers by the Brazilian population in recent years. Therefore, we analyze the matrix of skills proposed by Inaf and we present the functional literacy levels distinguished considered by them. We analyze the frequency of use of the computer by the informants, the place where it has been used, as well as its’ most recurrent use. The data allow us to conclude that the use of computers is increasing, and that the computer has been more used at home than at school and at work. These data indicate a democratic power of the computer, since people who have access to the internet, regardless of gender or race, perform similar actions. These data show us that the school needs to rethink the use of digital tools in its practices, incorporating them in order to contribute to the digital literacy of the students.