Professores e tecnologias: superando desafios para promover novas práticas pedagógicas

Abstract

This article is a study on changes caused in the educational context as a result of integrating technologies into activities at schoo. It objectives to analyze how this process occurs for changes in teachers' pedagogical practices mediated by technology. It analyzes the factors that contribute and hinder the realization of this process. This research is characterized by being a case study, showing a qualitative approach, involving literature search, using as an instrument of data collection the questionnaire. The target of the study were elementary school teachers from a local public school in the city of Cachoeira do Sul.The results indicate teachers aware of the need for training to learn the use of technology as an educational tool, capable of providing a contextual education, democracy and quality, and factors that hinder this process are pointed out the lack of technological resources available at school the lack of knowledge and technology and the barriers imposed by management teams with centralized and bureaucratic profile that don't promote or encourage access and use of the technology during teaching practice.