The role of parents and teachers in the productive use of Information and Communication Technologies

Abstract

This article presents the results of a bibliographical and descriptive research, in which we sought to verify, from the analysis of specialized publications, how the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), mediated by parents and teachers, can contribute in the search for more productive and safer navigations for children and teenagers. As a methodological resource, the search for articles on Academic Google and audiovisual publications in a virtual environment was used, from the term "the limits of internet use by children and adolescents", having as main reference the analysis of the results of the latest edition of the ICT research online Brazil 2019, in the light of authors who support the debate on the topic. The study made it possible to conclude that the partnership between parents and school should guide the work, in order to develop in children and young people a critical profile regarding the use of ICTs so that they can protect themselves from the dangers found in the virtual world, as well as to adopt an ethical posture and awareness of the benefits and risks that new technologies can provide. It is concluded that there is a need for awareness of parents in order to adopt an assiduous and protective posture in relation to the use of the network and ICTs by their children. The best technology that parents can use in this process is dialogue, a relationship of affection and trust, following their activities on the internet.

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