INTERACTIVE LEARNING IN GEOGRAPHY: exploring the pedagogical potential of PowerPoint.

EXPLORANDO O POTENCIAL PEDAGÓGICO DO POWERPOINT

Abstract

With the insertion of new technologies and tools in school and teaching contexts, the use of PowerPoint has become quite frequent by teachers to facilitate the presentations of their content in a dynamic and visually more attractive way. It is noticeable, that some teachers are open to the new, and realize that there is a need to keep up with the advances of digital technologies, that can become allies in the teaching-learning process. The objective of this work is to analyze slides produced and used by Geography teachers in the classroom, in order to identify the technological knowledge of these professionals, as to the creation and proper use of the PowerPoint tool, in the quality of its pedagogical potential. Regarding the methodological aspects, we used bibliographic research that supports the PowerPoint tool as a resource that provides functionalities for the use of textual and audiovisual elements. In addition, a documentary research was developed through a sampling of slides selected for analysis with the support of pre-established matrices. PowerPoint is therefore one of the ICTs that can promote more meaningful learning, However, it is necessary that the teacher aligns the technological knowledge and add meaning to the pedagogical principles inherent to his teaching practice.