Letramento digital: a mídia informática como ferramenta de apoio a construção de conhecimentos de alunos do 4º ano do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This paper shows some theoretical and practical results from a research on digital literacy, accomplished through the use of computer media in a 4th grade elementary class teaching practices. This project took place in a school called João Neves da Fontoura, in Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Reflections about the use of computers in education and its benefits are presented. The objective of this work was to promote an interaction between students and the different kinds of digital media and how this could support the development of a new educational learning tool. The methodology works with a literature review and its application activities using resources and tools of this media in the classroom. Everything under the teacher's mediation. The main conclusion drawn regarding the use of computers in school is a tool that can enhance student learning, allowing it to be capable of solv-ing problems and making it competent for their language, as noted by reading more fluently, improving diction, intonation and speech disinhibition towards individual and collective.