Hi guys!! I definitely agree that inserting new technologies in class is no guarantee that students will feel more motivated. In my opinion, what can boost students interest is simply being able to listen to them, to their stories, their expectations and trying to find out what their interests are concerning school and their futures. What I find an extremely tough job in transformative education is being able to attend to all these subtleties, all these demands, which, are certainly more time consuming and which imply giving up our course and class plans, our objectives, etc... See you soon, folks!!

• Livia Fortes

Absolutely!

• Andrea Mattos

I agree with you Andrea. I think we need to use technology to engage students actively in order to promote the construction of knowledge in a collaborative way. In this picture we case some of the same old practices, such as students sitting in a row, working individualy without interacting with each other. It is the same situation when a teacher just substitutes his board for a Power Point with hundreds of slides.

• Fernando Pardo

Another question: why is the teacher at the back of the class? Is it because she doesn't trust that students are on task and wants to make sure?
New technology does not ensure or enhance student motivation. It's just another tool. If it is used effectively, then students may become more interested. If not, they will find other uses for it, just like in the past they have found unwanted uses for paper: doodling, paper planes and secret messages.

• Andrea Mattos