Abstract

REINALDO, Francisco et al. Challenges to the use of Smartphones in Brazilian Classroom: Research by Focus Groups. RISTI [online]. 2016, n.19, pp.77-92. ISSN 1646-9895.  https://doi.org/10.17013/risti.19.77-92.

This article discusses the use of smartphones in schools and university. Respecting the Declaration of Helsinki, teachers from five secondary schools and a higher education school (focus groups) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were interviewed to present the benefits, limitations and resistance concerning the wide use of smartphone as a knowledge construction tool by students in the classroom. Literary references related to education and informatics support the opinions of teachers who were interviewed. The results shed light on the UNESCO reports that positively correlate the anxieties and fears of teachers in dealing with this type of technology, which is evolving such as a steady upward logarithmic curve. The paper also discusses new contributions to reduce students’ dropout, saving the teacher's view of the integrity and the students’ characteristics in the classroom.

Keywords : Teaching; Mobile technology; Smartphone.

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