O celular na sala de aula: obstáculo à aprendizagem ou ferramenta pedagógica para aprimoramento das aulas?

Abstract

The cell phone went from being a simple spoken communication tool to a level of indispensable tool for many subjects and / or even professions. This article investigates the acceptability and destination of the use of cell phones in the classes of the final grades of elementary school and high school, in order to identify difficulties in using the device in the classroom and pedagogical practices that would encourage the use of this tool, in order to promote it as a pedagogical tool. To this end, a questionnaire was applied to 60 students, from public and private schools, from Elementary School II to High School. In addition, interviews were conducted with 5 teachers from the participating schools, with the aim of proposing reflection on the subject to them. At the end of the research, obstacles to the use of cell phones in the classroom were considered, as an example, the school structure itself, in addition to the culture of student use. However, there is a greater use of cell phones as a pedagogical tool in the classroom.