Utilização de recursos geotecnológicos na prática pedagógica nos anos iniciais

Abstract

This work was produced in an interdisciplinary context involving the Humanities (Education), the Natural and Exact Sciences (Geoinformatics) and Social and Applied Sciences (Communication-media) and brings the teacher as the protagonist of the initial years of the elementary education and practice pedagogical. Technological advancement and the integration of media resources and geotechnologics are analyzed at light of actors involved in the educational context. The work proposes the insertion and use of resources geotechnologics in pedagogical practice in the initial years, brings elements of the reality of media resources and geotechnologics in the educational considering that they, if properly used, can improve the teaching and four learning educational activities involving remote sensing, mapping and GPS for use in the initial years of the elementary school. The research methodology focused on literature review and preparation of actions that use geotechnologics resources for the development of content in the classroom. To learn more about the school reality on the issue, also applied a questionnaire with open questions to seven teachers from a public school in Santa Maria who work in the initial years. Although the importance of the media in the educational context is consolidated and public investments, especially in encouraging the use of the media, have grown in recent years, the data show that few know or use resources in their classrooms effectively. Experiments involving the geotechnologics resources not yet incipient or nonexistent. The elaborate actions involve diferents areas (PCNs). Although not yet applied in practice, it is concluded that they can bring significant contributions to the educational process, as well as motivate and encourage more interaction between teachers and students, promotes the development and involvement of different areas and different cognitive abilities of students.