The educational system in Brazil can be summarized as follows: 1. It includes early childhood education, basic education from ages 6-14, high school from ages 15-18, and higher education including undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and post-doctoral programs. 2. Basic education consists of elementary school for 9 years, while high school is optional. Higher education requires passing a selective process and can include professional education programs. 3. There are challenges integrating educational technology due to lack of computers and internet access in some schools, as well as need to enhance teachers' digital skills. However, the government is investing in expanding technology and developing educational applications.

1. Educational system
in Brazil

2. Post doctoral studies
Graduation
Doctoral degree education
Post
Master degree education Especialization courses
Sequential Extension
Graduation
3 to 6 courses courses
Graduation courses years of
study
Professional Education
Selective process
Age
3 or 4 Professional education
15 +
High schol years of
study Youth and adult education
BASIC EDUCATION
Age 18 +
Age 9 years
6-14
Elementary school of study Youth and adult education
Age 15+
Age Daycare Special education:
0-5
Early education center Integrated in schools

3. 8:00 – 12:00
Morning 7:30 – 12:10 (6th)
13:00 – 17:00
Afternoon 13:00 – 17:30
Evening 18:45 – 10:30

4. Some problems of the
educational system
in Brazil

5. politics
public education

6. On the blackboard: It is frequent the neglect of public education!
Teacher: What has changed in this sentence?
Student: Nothing!
School buildings in poor condition

7. teacher Chiquinho, absent
teacher Marluce, absent
teacher Luis absent
No teachers

8. All right, now I am going to see who is present and
... If we have time left I will teach you!
Too many students in the classroom

9. No respect for teachers and no integrated work
What grades are these?
What grades are these?

10. Take it easy, I am a teacher! Sorry, man, my bad. Here some change!
Low salary to teachers

11. No preparation for educational technology
Good news kids, now we have a computer!

12. I could not do my homework because my computer got a virus and
This virus contaminated my pencils and pens as well.
”Brazilian way”

13. Educational Technology
in Brasil

14. Educational Technology
in Brazil
Result of
interviewing
4 teachers from
South of Brazil
Own knowledge
Information North
from internet Northest
Midwest
Southest
South

15. How technology is being used
to support learning and education
- as a tool for teachers, for updating and getting
ideas for activities
- for developing more interesting classes
- for accessing information from internet
- for exchanging experiences with other teachers
- for increasing student’s creative power

16. How technology is being used
to support learning and education
- in higher education it is used for distance learning

17. Technological tools
available
- tv/dvd
- radio
- copy machine
- sound system (microphones, speakers, karaoke)
- computer and data projector
- camera

18. Problems in using
technology in education
- there are no computers in every classroom and
in computer labs not for all students
- teachers do not have own computer/internet access
- there is the need of enhancing teacher’s
ability to make use of technology
- methodology X technology

19. Possibilities for the use
of technology in education
- government is investing in education and also
in technology for educational purpose
- development of applications
- development of teacher’s ability of using
technology in general and applied to education

20. Questions?