Abstract
In this article, we aim to discuss the use of Digital Information and Communication Technologies-DICT- asmediating tools of digital natives' learning, taking into account the changes in social interactions in contemporary society that contribute to the constitution of these youngsters' subjectivity. We rely, therefore, on authors such as Buckingham (2009, 2010Buckingham, D. (2009). Beyond technology: rethinking learning in the age of digital culture. Em: J. Pettersen (Org.), Youth Media Democracy: Perceptions of New Literacies (pp. 43-57). Dublin: Centre for Social & Educational Research.), Delors (1998)Delors, J. (Org.). (1998). Educação: um tesouro a descobrir. Relatório para a UNESCO da comissão internacional sobre educação para o século XXI (J. C. Eufrázio, Trad.). São Paulo: Cortez e UNESCO. Acesso: 09 jun. 2014. Disponível: Disponível: http://ftp.infoeuropa.eurocid.pt/database/000046001-000047000/000046258.pdf
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, Palfrey e Gasser (2011), Rossato (2014)Palfrey, J.,& Gasser, U. (2011). Nascidos na era digital: entendendo a primeira geração dos nativos digitais (M. F. Lopes, Trad.).. Porto Alegre: Artmed (Trabalho original publicado em 2008)., and Vygotsky (1930Vygotsky, L. S. (1930). The Instrumental Method in PsychologyAcesso: 09 jun. 2014. Disponível: Disponível: https://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky/works/1930/instrumental.htm
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, 1934/2001Vygotsky, L. S. (2001). A construção do pensamento e da linguagem (P. Bezerra, Trad.). São Paulo: Martins Fontes. (Trabalho original publicado em 1934).), among others, to support this bibliographical study.The DICT are mediating-tools of learning, especially related to learn how to know and learn how to do, as well as to access the technopopular culture, although this potential is not widely used at school.
Keywords:
Educational technology; learning mediation; school