1. Educational system
in Brazil

2. Post doctoral studies
Graduation
Doctoral degree education
Post
Master degree education Especialization courses
Sequential Extension
Graduation
3 to 6 courses courses
Graduation courses years of
study
Professional Education
Selective process
Age
3 or 4 Professional education
15 +
High schol years of
study Youth and adult education
BASIC EDUCATION
Age 18 +
Age 9 years
6-14
Elementary school of study Youth and adult education
Age 15+
Age Daycare Special education:
0-5
Early education center Integrated in schools

3. 8:00 – 12:00
Morning 7:30 – 12:10 (6th)
13:00 – 17:00
Afternoon 13:00 – 17:30
Evening 18:45 – 10:30

4. Some problems of the
educational system
in Brazil

5. politics
public education

6. On the blackboard: It is frequent the neglect of public education!
Teacher: What has changed in this sentence?
Student: Nothing!
School buildings in poor condition

7. teacher Chiquinho, absent
teacher Marluce, absent
teacher Luis absent
No teachers

8. All right, now I am going to see who is present and
... If we have time left I will teach you!
Too many students in the classroom

9. No respect for teachers and no integrated work
What grades are these?
What grades are these?

10. Take it easy, I am a teacher! Sorry, man, my bad. Here some change!
Low salary to teachers

11. No preparation for educational technology
Good news kids, now we have a computer!

12. I could not do my homework because my computer got a virus and
This virus contaminated my pencils and pens as well.
”Brazilian way”

13. Educational Technology
in Brasil

14. Educational Technology
in Brazil
Result of
interviewing
4 teachers from
South of Brazil
Own knowledge
Information North
from internet Northest
Midwest
Southest
South

15. How technology is being used
to support learning and education
- as a tool for teachers, for updating and getting
ideas for activities
- for developing more interesting classes
- for accessing information from internet
- for exchanging experiences with other teachers
- for increasing student’s creative power

16. How technology is being used
to support learning and education
- in higher education it is used for distance learning

17. Technological tools
available
- tv/dvd
- radio
- copy machine
- sound system (microphones, speakers, karaoke)
- computer and data projector
- camera

18. Problems in using
technology in education
- there are no computers in every classroom and
in computer labs not for all students
- teachers do not have own computer/internet access
- there is the need of enhancing teacher’s
ability to make use of technology
- methodology X technology

19. Possibilities for the use
of technology in education
- government is investing in education and also
in technology for educational purpose
- development of applications
- development of teacher’s ability of using
technology in general and applied to education

20. Questions?