Experiences of mathematics teachers in the start of their careers in the use of information and communication technology

Abstract

This research investigated the experiences of teachers in the beginning
of their careers, when using Information and Communication Technology - ICT -
in their classes. The gathering of data was done by questionnaires and semistructuralized interviews with four subjects. Beyond the difficulties, the fears,
the frequent angst in the beginning of the career pointed by national and
international literature on this theme, other aspects are added due to the use of
technologies: the slower speed of the classes with the technologies due to its
dynamics; the lack of knowledge, on the part of the students, of these
technological tools; the imprevisibility; the improvisation, among others.
However, the diverse ways in which the technologies were used evidenced much
creativity and clarity of objectives, and the positive experiences of this phase
may have contributed to minimize the “reality shock”, beyond other experiences,
as the participation in courses of continued education and the support of
collaborative groups.