The classroom as a technologically-equipped environment: thoughts on teacher training, teaching and learning in the early grades of basic education

  • Verônica Gomes dos Santos Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • Sandra Estefânia de Almeida Rede Municipal de Educação de São Bernardo do Campo. São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brasil. 
  • Marcelo Zanotello Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Santo André, São Paulo, Brasil. 
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24109/2176-6681.rbep.99i252.3439
Keywords: basic education, information and communication technology, literacy, teacher training.

Abstract

The motivation behind this qualitative study comes from positive results reported in literature (Zandvliet, 2012) on the permanent and immersive use of technology in the classroom. Aiming to pinpoint the contributions of a technologically-equipped environment to the literacy process in a first-year basic education class from a municipal public elementary school, this study assesses the output of a homemade-clay manufacturing activity carried by the children. The motivation, autonomy and collaboration; the students’ involvement in the text production; and the technological resources usage are all proof that such structure may be a positive differentiator on the daily routine of the classroom. Furthermore, some aspects of the development of teaching knowledge for the didactic usage of technology with basis on the TPCK model (Mishra; Koehler, 2006) are analyzed through the narrative of four of the school’s teachers. It was found indications of significant changes in the formative process, which leads towards the development of the teachers’ autonomy.

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Author Biographies

Verônica Gomes dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.

Doutoranda em Ensino de Ciências na Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.

Sandra Estefânia de Almeida, Rede Municipal de Educação de São Bernardo do Campo. São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brasil. 

Especialista em História da Arte pela Universidade de São Judas. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.

Marcelo Zanotello, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Santo André, São Paulo, Brasil. 

Doutor em Engenharia de Materiais pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.

Published
02-08-2018
How to Cite
GOMES DOS SANTOS, V.; DE ALMEIDA, S. E.; ZANOTELLO, M. The classroom as a technologically-equipped environment: thoughts on teacher training, teaching and learning in the early grades of basic education. Brazilian Journal of Pedagogical Studies , v. 99, n. 252, 2 Aug. 2018.
Issue
Vol 99 No 252 (2018)
Section
Estudos

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