A contribuição do blog colaborativo para a construção de conhecimentos em produção textual com alunos do ensino médio: um estudo de caso em uma escola pública, no município de Três de Maio, RS

Abstract

This article is about a case study that examined how the teaching strategies used with the support of a collaborative blog contribute to the construction of knowledge in textual production, in Portuguese, for High School class, in a public school in Três de Maio, Brazil. This research was developed to the course of Specialization in Information and Communication Technologies apply at Education, as a final work, in Distance Education, in the UAB system by Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, during the year of 2010. This research was accomplished from July to August 2010, using qualitative methodology, through observation, evaluation of produced texts and questionnaire. The use of teaching strategies with the support of a collaborative blog built by students provided the writing of essay texts in which the educational objective was achieved in large part related to the construction of knowledge on argumentation. It aroused the students to be open to research, autonomy, critical thinking and the use of Internet as a support for learning networking.