Fatores do uso inadequado da sala de informática na escola pública

Abstract

This work deals with the inappropriate use of computers in public schools. Therefore, we sought to identify factors that contribute to inappropriate use of the computer lab in public school. The methodology used to operationalize the study involved a literature review and field research. In literature stand out authors like Sylvia Gouvêa Figueiredo, Luis Carlos Menezes, Luis Paulo Mercado, José Manuel Moran and José Armando Valente. In field research, to collect data, observations were made and the application of semi-structured questionnaires. Data analysis is based on a qualitative approach, without, however, disregard the quantitative data. The results revealed that the teachers surveyed do not use the computer room because they feel unprepared, unaware of what is educational software nor the Linux operating system, the system used in public schools. It was considered that the main factors that contribute to the inappropriate use of public schools are: a) the lack of continuing education for teachers to explore the computational resources in their classes and assist students to use computers to learn b) lack of planning collective and joint school management that often do not understand the importance of computers as learning tools.