DIGITAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THE LITERACY OF DIGITAL NATIVES

Abstract

The present work analyzes the possibilities of pedagogical use of DICT to develop the literacy curriculum, from the perspective of teachers from the municipal public school system of Palmas, Tocantins, aiming to explain their training needs. DICT, which is increasingly present in everyday school life, requires teacher qualification to innovate teaching and learning processes. 39 literacy teachers and the management team of 3 (three) schools in the municipal education network of Palmas, which have approximately 60 teachers, were heard. All were invited to participate, with voluntary adherence. A qualitative approach was adopted, with data collection from an online questionnaire and document analysis. The results showed the need for improvements in the quantity and quality of technological equipment in schools and evidenced the urgency of continuing teacher training/training in the context of DICT, for its educational use. As a contribution of the present research, a plan for continuing education of teachers was outlined, which can be better detailed and developed by the participants themselves, if they wish to implement it.