A contribuição do site Plenarinho para a formação cidadã de crianças e pré-adolescentes

Abstract

The research was based on the investigation at the portal www.plenarinho.leg.br, the children's site of the House of Representatives. A study was conducted of the offered content and strategies developed for it to reach children and teenagers between 9 to 14 years old. This portal is an educational communication channel that provides information, games and activities on citizenship, social and political rights, with emphasis on the legislature. To support this study, from a theoretical point of view,Benevides authors (1996), Lévy (1999) and Orozco (2009), along with others mentioned in the article, contributed to the understanding of how technology impacts the educational environment inside and outside the school walls. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with two teachers who worked with the site, as well as analysis of activities and products developed. It concludes that the portal Plenarinho has the basic requirements that an educational portal must have to be entitled as such.