The use of new technologies in the development and maintenance of sustainable schools

Abstract

The sustainable school arises from the need to rethink a new school and reflect on the future of humanity, with regard to concepts that have not been explored so far. It highlights the concepts of the idealized system for creating sustainable environments, involving socio-economic, environmental and ethical areas. The aim of this work is to analyze the use of these new information technologies, or ecotechnologies, in the implementation and maintenance of sustainable schools, in order to elucidate the latest discoveries in this area. In addition to carrying out a bibliographical review on the subject, it measures the possibilities for its use in a practical and objective way. The methodology used was bibliographical research on the subject in question, breaking it down through a qualitative approach, using scientific articles and more recent works considered to be the most relevant in the field of ecology and sustainability, with a focus on the implementation and use of technologies aimed at environmental education in schools. It was concluded that the use of new information technologies, or ecotechnologies, whether they are social communication technologies or not, in the context of implementing and maintaining sustainable schools, although paradoxical, is necessary in order to develop viable solutions and/or alternatives to an unavoidable social reality, especially for new generations and students. It should be noted that integrating multimedia information technology into environmental education and, consequently, into sustainable schools, raises students' awareness and knowledge of different environments and encourages the dissemination of new possibilities despite the existing distance.