Class 2.0. Facebook as an instrument for creating a learning community

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, João Paulo Rebelo da
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34632/investigacaoeducacional.2012.3352

The Territórios Educativos de Intervenção Prioritária (TEIP) [Educational Territories of Priority Intervention] are a reality with a few years in our country and they aim, in their legal foundation, to affirm “a dual function of the school, on the one hand, as the entity directly responsible for promoting the educational success which is a prerequisite for social equity, and, secondly, as the central institution of the community development process”. This definition requires the school to be a center for the promotion of digital integration, contributing to students and parents to become more competent in the use of the latest technologies. Thus, in the context of a TEIP school, we try to implement a project to use Facebook in contacting students and parents, aiming to create a real community, although digital, and to promote more and better learning. Facebook is a free tool, accessible to all who can connect to the Web, and allows security levels consistent with the demands of working with children. Thinking of possible inequalities in network access, we have implemented a set of experiences both of pedagogical and social nature. It is on these experiences we shall reflect on the following pages.