A ROBÓTICA EDUCACIONAL E AS TECNOLOGIAS DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO NA CONSTRUÇÃO DE CONHECIMENTOS SUBSTANTIVOS EM CIÊNCIAS NATURAIS

Abstract

The evolution of society in the intensive use of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) challenges the traditional paradigms of teaching and learning. In this article, we report a project that aimed to investigate the contribution of the use of educational LEGO, integrating ICT tools, in particular, Web 2.0 resources, in promoting meaningful learning and building substantial knowledge in Natural Sciences. The development of the project took place in 2012/2013, with elementary school students of a basic school, with the theoretical framework of Papert’s constructionism. The analysis concluded that the development of this interdisciplinary work, that enabled the projection assembly and robots and dissemination of the work done through the creation of a digital magazine, signalize for the educational effectiveness of the use of different ICT and robotics as educational tools in schools. To make this possible, it becomes necessary the instrumentation of teachers and the creation of spaces / times so that this work can be developed.