O uso do Facebook como recurso pedagógico na aprendizagem do aluno com deficiência física neuromotora (DFNM)

Abstract

With the increased use of Information and Communication Technologies - ICTs in all sectors of contemporary society, including in the education sector, and given the importance of this resource, the school of the 21st century opens its doors to the use of technology as a facilitator instrument, in order to offer the student a fast, interactive, dynamic and responsive way to build a more meaningful learning. Thinking of an open school where all people, with and without disabilities, are entitled to a quality education; this research aims to combine education and information and communication technology, particularly in this study the use of Facebook, in favor of learning of a student with Disabilities Cerebral Physics (DFNM) in mainstream school, fostering a more meaningful learning in the teaching process. The mechanisms used to build this research were bibliographical, camp, experimental and analytic research. This proposed work with the student with DFNM, obtained positive results in building a more dynamic and autonomous learning and was shown appropriate for this student (given his conditions), especially in the subjects of History and Sociology, where has been observed the progress in the realization of the activities, both individually and in groups. The history activities such as questionnaires and supplementary readings, discussions in class from the sociology materials posted in the Facebook page proved the progress of learner autonomy.