A criança e o uso do computador na Escola

Abstract

This article presents and seeks to reflect the results of research conducted on the use of Laptop at school, considering the program UCA (One Computer per Student) a newly implemented innovation in some schools in the municipality of Tocantinópolis. The research developed from studies of child development comparing some theoretical propositions on child behavior with the children of today who are born inserted into a culture based on the use of digital media that have become popular and are available to all social classes. From these studies, we analyzed using the laptop on a Full-Time State School in order to realize as is being seen the incorporation of computer use in school every day and that different activities are being developed from the project implementation. Data analysis sought to understand whether the use of the Internet at school helps children build autonomy or captive maintains pre-set programs. The study showed that the great glimpse is that teachers have difficulties in working with the media as an ally, on the other hand, the program offers a plaster content without the teacher and students can use the device with freedom to create other possibilities.