Active methodologies in Geography classes in High School as a stimulus to youth protagonism.

Abstract

This article is part of the theoretical constructions and practical interventions occurred on the elaboration of the thesis which purpose was to comprehend how the use of digital technologies can contribute to the building of geographic knowledge of High School students, stimulating them to the youth protagonism. The tasks were oriented based on the following problematic: What is the potential existent in the use of digital technologies of information and communication to the building of geographic knowledge in High School attempting to stimulate the teenager's youth protagonism? This problematic was drawn based on the vision that, most of the time, school subjects seem to be disconnected from the students' daily lives. The exploratory research had as procedure the study of multiple cases, which included three Geography teachers and their respective classes totaling sixty students. The practical activities of the research were conducted by the method of the inverted classroom, with intensive use digital technologies. With this activity, it is noted that the using of digital technologies during class provides to the student a better involvement with the content, as well as the stimulation of youth protagonism. On the other hand, it clarifies the necessity of using specific digital technologies to these classes, for the opposite could increase the possibilities of comprehension of the digital technologies as an alternative to the development of the activities in class.