Um estudo sobre o uso das tecnologias da informação e comunicação no ensino infantil durante a pandemia de Covid-19 no município de Solidão-PE

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic struck the world, negatively affecting people's lives, causing fear, disease, death, and various problems in society. As a protective measure, social withdrawal was adopted to combat the spread of this disease. Due to these restrictions, the educational system has sought alternatives to not only protect professionals and students, but also to maintain school ties and promote education, even if remotely. This research aimed to find out how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) contributed to the teaching process in a public infant school in the city of Solidão-PE. It sought to identify the technological means used by the teachers in their classes, to verify the main difficulties encountered, as well as the training for the use of technology in the classes. The theoretical framework included discussions about remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of ICTs in education, and early childhood education, among others. The methodological procedures adopted consisted of a survey with the teachers of the school, using as a means of data collection a questionnaire, prepared in google forms with open and closed questions. The data obtained indicate that the main difficulty for remote teaching is the difficult access to the internet and to technological equipment by the students. However, despite the difficulties, 75% of the teachers stated that they obtained positive feedback in their classes. Based on the results and discussions presented, education mediated by ICTs is a reality, which brings a great contribution to teaching, since it speeds up the communication process, but the need for inclusion of technological means is urgent, especially for the poorer classes. Thus, digital inclusion must be encouraged for everyone, and teachers must be valued through continuing education with emphasis on digital media and technology and receiving a stipend for the purchase of technological equipment and Internet access.