ERIC Number: ED590352
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 8
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The Potential Use of Smartphone and Social Networks in Public Schools: A Case Study in North of Brazil
Daltio, Eva; Gama, José; França, George; Prata, David; Veloso, Gentil
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Mobile Learning (14th, Lisbon, Portugal, Apr 14-16, 2018)
This paper analysis the relationship between smartphones and social networks as compatible technologies with the school's pedagogical demands in the 21st century. In the classroom there are some challenges imposed by their own dynamics, these analyses aims to highlight the potential of teaching and learning productivity and the contribution of these technologies focus on the production of knowledge. The information contextualized in this analysis has the focus into the base of the research and the objective and it was collected from a public high school in Palmas, the capital of Tocantins state in Brazil. In this study 212 students and 27 teachers participated. The results confirm the need to change from traditional teaching to practice focused on curricular integration of information and communication technologies (ICT), considering the intense relationship and time of students and teachers with the virtual world. This relationship is intensified by the popularization and dissemination of mobile technologies and the importance attached to social networks in the context of social relations. [For the complete proceedings, see ED590271.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Social Media, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Public Schools, High Schools, Technology Integration
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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