Jogos digitais nos anos iniciais: possibilidades e desafios

Abstract

The present work is a case study performed at a state school, located in Agudo- RS. It shortly presents a literature review about digital games and their possibilities and challenges. Additionally, in this study we tried to map the expectations and the difficulties of teachers concerning the use of digital educational games in initial years of elementary school. We also tried to contribute with theoretical and pedagogical data that help teachers in continuing education to reflect about how integrate digital games at the public school context. The present research is relevant once many teachers still do not use the technology available at school, and students are less interested in studying and more and more focused in playing digital games on their cellphone or consoles. The development of this study allowed us to take some considerations and summarize them as results: a) the necessity of diversifying the teaching practice and the importance of offering digital games as a way to review some content explored in class or to learn something new; b) to make teachers aware that the use of games provides ludic and meanigful learning; for such, c) it is essential to innovate and stimulate greater interest and attention from students, thus allowing cooperating and motivating moments which bring back our students’ will of learning.