O uso do Linux educacional como ferramenta de ensino no ensino fundamental

Abstract

With the use of free software, Linux Educacional enhances the use of educational technologies, guaranteeing improved teaching, technological and social insertion. It is a project of the Federal Government that seeks the best use of computer environments in schools. This article aims to analyze the use of the educational Linux system - LE, as a teaching support tool, allowing greater acceptance by teachers and it has as specifics objectives: Recognize the importance of the system inside and outside the researched school and identify the problems that prevent the team to use it. The methodology was based on the bibliographical and field research, of qualitative nature and descriptive explanatory approach, carried out at the Escola Municipal Parque Itararé in Teresina - PI, with the participation of twelve teachers, as subjects, based on authors such as: Lemos (2002), Machado (2000), Mercado (1999), among others. It was concluded that there is an urgent need to implement LE-related training aimed at school professionals, thus enabling a balance between Federal Government investments and teachers' actions.