Rede social como espaço colaborativo para a educação

Abstract

The use of social networks and ubiquitous technologies is increasingly present in education as part of teachers , students , and the general public everyday life. Social networks make possible collective practices that allow for co-authoring skills, which are able to disseminate knowledge, and to share content such as reviews, concepts, ideas, experiences, perspectives in a collaborative manner. Therefore, it is increasingly common for teachers to participate in various networks and social groups to take advantage of the effects that they can bring to learning. To face this question, the present research surveyed the characteristics of social networks. This was followed by the examination of the changes they bring to the role being played by teachers, on the one hand, and to the profile of the digital generation, on the other. Based on this preliminary contextualization, this work turned to the study of social networks in education, giving priority to two social networking sites in particular - Facebook and LinkedIn - where it was possible to observe a strong participation of teachers in different groups interested in the use of new technologies, as well as it was found that there is little interaction between users, also low deepening and exchange of materials. The evaluation of these observed and analyzed groups allowed us to raise data for the future construction of a Social Academic Network for use of New Technologies which aims at contributing to teachers training and the innovation of pedagogical practices