A utilização da rede social Facebook como ferramenta pedagógica no ensino de Biologia: uma aprendizagem colaborativa para o 1º ano do ensino médio

Abstract

The present work is a qualitative research, whose focus is to analyze the use of the social network Facebook as a pedagogical tool able to help the students of the first year of high school to a collaborative learning to reach the competences foreseen in the program of the discipline of Biology in country, through a Facebook study group conducting activities and promoting collaborative interactions. The present online research took place in an experimental space, which for this study was the Facebook group "Biologia, Curtindo e Aprendendo", used as a virtual learning space for the accomplishment of activities where it was possible to work several themes of the discipline of Biology for the first year of high school, in addition to exploring language through writing, images, videos and so on. The activities were based on the minimum curriculum prepared by the State of Rio de Janeiro's Education Department and were posted weekly and always in accordance with the theme addressed in the classroom. We conclude with the findings of the research during the journey through some stones that were overcome, where we found through the observation of the participants, data that were produced from the interaction in the study group on Facebook. Given this context, we believe that this social network can be exploited as a virtual learning environment and as a pedagogical resource allowing students to develop research, analysis, reflection and critical evaluation of information in order to make them active and more participatory members in the teaching and learning process.