CIDADANIA DIGITAL NAS ESCOLAS

Abstract

The general objective of this article is to reflect on the concept of digital citizenship in the context of Education. Specifically, it is intended to investigate the main theoretical and legal aspects that involve digital citizenship; how this concept can be applied in the teaching and learning process; the importance of working it in a school environment and its possible results for the student’s critical education. The methodology applied is the narrative literature review. The research is justified because it is a theme with social, political, educational and legal dimensions, as although the virtual world takes place within a screen, it is directly related to the concrete dynamics of society. It is not, therefore, an environment alien to social life, but a constituent of it, and thus, subject to rules and norms of social conduct, with which individuals need to learn to deal. The simple incorporation of technologies in the school context is not enough for there to be conditions for the full exercise of digital citizenship, it presupposes the critical use of technological resources, which, in turn, demands digital education, in order to enable subjects to develop technical skills and abilities, as well as critical reading of the world.