Refletindo sobre a formação dos professores e o uso das tecnologias do laboratório de informática

Abstract

This study aims to reflect about the continuing training, and the importance of computational technologies to teaching and the possible obstacles regarding the use of the computer laboratories at school, as facilitator methodology for the Science teaching. It is a field study conducted with teachers and students of the 6th grade "B" of the state school "Maria de Lourdes Neves" in Boa Vista-Roraima. The theoretical framework is based on teachers, and experts whom discuss the use of Information and Communication Technologies (TICs) as a teaching tool in science teaching and learning. In the methodology, we used the technique of the mixed surveys with teachers, and students, in addition to an interview with the Coordinator of the Centre for Educational Technology-NET, in order to research about the teachers training to dealing with LINUX programs (open source). This is a descriptive research, applying some qualitative and quantitative data, and information to better explain certain administrative, and psychosocial phenomena of a school community, where the problem approach, and the data are qualitatively analyzed, in order to know, observe and describe the related phenomena as the applicability of technological resources in the acquisition of scientific knowledge. Keywords: Technology. Education. Science Education. Computer Laboratory.