Um estudo de síntese sobre o uso da informática como ferramenta de ensino-aprendizagem

Abstract

The world society is characterized as a mediatized society, which requires study and understanding of its implications in the middle Educational. This study aims to reflect on the mediation of information as a resource for the construction of knowledge in Elementary Education. It presents an analysis of computer use in the educational process. Looking clarify the possible contribution of the use of this tool in the construction of knowledge. Thus, we have aimed to know and understand the principles that underlie the constructionist educational use of the computer with educational purposes. In this direction, we opted to perform a literature that contributes to a broad study of the topic in question. Therefore we carried out a literature review on the subject, supported the theoretical frameworks proposed by Soares (1999), Valente (1999), Oliveira (2006), Malheiros (2012), Papert (1994) and others. As a result, we highlight the importance of teachers, most digital migrants, are aware of the importance of using the potential of new technologies to characterize the process of teaching and learning. As for the state and the school, is responsible for training teachers for an appropriation adequate and effective these new tools for the benefit of student learning.