Abstract

MEDEIROS, Liziany Müller et al. Potentiality of Google Maps in Geography classes in from rural school. Rev. Diálogo Educ. [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.58, pp.779-797.  Epub Feb 06, 2020. ISSN 1981-416X.  https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416x.18.058.ds09.

This article aims to evaluate Google Maps’s usage potential for the teaching of Geography at the Arroio Grande State School of Elementary Education. As specific objectives, the research intends to present the Google Maps tool for learners of the State School of Elementary Education Arroio Grande, teaching their functions; identify through the Google Maps tool the space where these young people and the school in which they study is inserted; evaluate whether the tool assists in the democratization of knowledge regarding school geography. The research is a case study with a qualitative approach. For that, activities were carried out, with students of Basic Education, using Google Maps as a tool for interaction and complementation of the content Environmental Problems. Through the use of Google Maps, the students reported that the tool provides a more dynamic and interactive learning, since it takes advantage of the previous knowledge of the students, leading them to relate the knowledge acquired with their daily life and making it easier to understanding of more specific concepts, thus enhancing teaching and democratizing knowledge.

Keywords : Google Maps; Field Education; Geography Teaching; Information and Communication Technologies.

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