O Facebook nas práticas educativas contemporâneas: interações de alunos e professores no Ensino Médio.

Abstract

The objective of the present work is to introduce the potential that websites have, in this case, Facebook groups, as possible and practicable tools for pedagogical procedures and development of teaching work in High School. By making possible the learning and the construction of knowledge in an interactive way between teachers and students, we present considerations about the cybersociety (CASTELLS, 1999; LÉVY, 1999; 2010; 2011) that incorporates in its habits of communication and social relations, the digital technologies, constituting a cyberculture (LEMOS, 2013). In this way, virtual communities interconnect rhizomatic, subjects from different geographic spaces, united by similar characteristics and common interests, and these can exchange information among themselves (RECUERO, 2010). From this process it is possible to insert the virtual groups in the school environment, since, being mediated by the digital technologies, these are part of the culture and ways of living and acting of the young students (KENSKI, 2010, SANTOS; PORTO, 2014). Thus, the research made possible the analysis of a group of the website Facebook, interviewing teachers and applying an online questionnaire to the students. The subjects are members of the virtual group formed by students and teachers of a first year high school class of an IFSUL - CaVG technical course. The methodological procedures were performed in a mixed manner, in other words, by case study and netnography (KOZINETS, 2014). This fact is explained by two ways of collecting data, one with the students and teachers of the referred group and another by the analysis of the cited group. From the analysis of the group it is possible to observe the consistent use of such virtual tool, as a source of communication and exchange of different types of information, being able to be an environment conducive to the development of different learning and educational knowledge. From the interviews with the teachers, it is considered that the use of information and communication technologies are a way of establishing new connections, interactions and a mediated communication through digital technologies between teachers and students, being a process that creates bonds of friendship and An approach of interests and dialogues, made possible by virtual communities. Regarding the information collected by the online questionnaires applied to the students, it was possible to perceive that the use of digital technologies allows building and strengthening ties of affection and friendship, as well as being a means of communication and social interaction that can extend to the environment educational. The students were receptive to the idea of using Facebook as a tool to be used in learning and discussing content. It was concluded that Facebook is an innovative, interesting and viable tool for use in the school environment, since students and teachers are connected and are part of such a social networking site. In addition, it is a medium with diverse resources of colors, sounds, images and other devices that attract attention and are part of the reality of young students.