A implantação do diário digital nas escolas públicas estaduais de Manaus (AM)

Abstract

This research paper has the objective to identify the factors that affect the predisposition of teachers for using the Digital Teacher Class Record. The Digital Teacher Class Record is a tool for Educational Management System of the State of Amazonas (Sigeam) and the Amazon's Secretariat of Education (Seduc / AM), created to replace the old daily booklet used by most schools in our country. The implementation process was built as a pilot project in two school units, with a gradual expansion until, in 2013, assuming that the project was consolidated; the Seduc / AM implemented this tool in 226 state public schools in Manaus. After implementation, several problems arose such as slow internet and no signal affect the use of the tool, clarity of how the platform works, insufficient computers in schools, loss of data, no direct permission to perform the evaluation with students who came from another school without results, program content is not compatible with the curriculum, lack of specific legislation, lack of training for users, among others. To comply with the objective of the paper, a theoretical review and an empirical study was conducted. In the empirical part, they were applied two focus groups in schools with different profiles and the application of a survey of 207 teachers of Manaus state school. Based on the theoretical framework and the results of the research, it is presented to Seduc / AM, an Educational Action Plan (PAE), where improvement proposals will be suggested to use the Digital Teacher Class Record such as: contracting broadband internet in schools, Increasing the number of computers in the teachers' room, creating specific legislation, training teachers to use ICTs in schools, inserting links in the Digital Diary Graphical Interface and changing authentication for access to the digital diary through e-mail.