Panorama da educação em Santo Augusto - RS: obstáculos que afastam as tecnologias da informação e da comunicação da sala de aula

Abstract

The article herein presented is the product of a study that examines the barriers that are imposed to public school teachers of Santo Augusto-RS public teaching regarding the use of TIC in educational context. Based on information collected through interdisciplinary questionnaires applied to teachers from three local schools, we identified the barriers that restrict the use of technological tools in the local scene and in possession of the relevant theoretical arguments, this reality was compared to others. Thus, it was found that the difficulties faced by teachers in the use of existing technologies has been primarily responsible for this gap. It is pertinent in this case, find ways that enable the integration of TIC into the classroom, through continuing education programs and incentive policies aimed at enhancement of public teaching.