O facebook na educação: um papo sério?

Abstract

In order to spread and promote interactions related to a project in a school institution it was decided to use the social networking Facebook creating The Talking Peace Community. The name of the community on the social networking is the same of the school project. This study aimed to analyze the use of social networking in the development of pedagogical work exploring the potential of social media in relation to communication among members of the school community in order to develop in students the capacity for reflection, discussion and constructive criticism. On the Facebook platform were released through photos and texts about the actions presented by the group of students from the school project. Videos, songs about the topic and comments on principles and values relating to the coexistence of people were also performed. The participation of students in the social networking was evaluated according to some criteria and a questionnaire was applied. The results showed the following issues: the importance of teacher mediation in social networking, collaborative work among teachers and the importance of technological tools in learning strategies.