O uso de tecnologias digitais da informação e comunicação (TIC’s) no ensino de Geografia: uma análise dos novos desafios na sala de aula

Abstract

With the evolution of Digital Information and Comunication Technologies (DITCs) and their integration into the classroom, geography education has evolved to the point where these tools have become indispensable. The relevance of this study lies in its scientific contibution to the use of smartphone in the classroom, analyzing the role of this recurse in school geography teaching and demostrating its significant pedogical potential and benefical impacto. The general objective of this study is to demonstrate that the smartphone is a technological resource that can be effectively utilized in the teaching of school Geography. The specific objectives are: a) to analyze the relationship beteween DICTs and Geography education; and b) to verify the importance of the smartphone’s contribution as a pedagogical tool in the teaching-leaaning process. This is a qualitative exploratory research, employing both bibliographic methodology and field research, which incloued the implementation of activities using smartphones at the Centro de Ensino Santos Dumont, in the city of Caxias-Ma. Based on the analysis and activities performed, the students at this school showed positive results regarding this innovative model of learning Geography. The study concludes that the smartphone is a powerful tool whose potential is often underutilized; furthermore, it is the method of implementation that generates positive results