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Esta docente también dicta clases en otro colegioprimario pero <strong>de</strong> gestión privada en la ciudad <strong>de</strong> SanLuis, aunque allí no existen las computadoras en elaula. “Acá, en Potrero, me puedo <strong>de</strong>splazar muchomás por el aula, hacer cosas con la pizarra digital queno podría hacer con el pizarrón tradicional, y puedo<strong>de</strong>sarrollar mejor la motricidad, la atención y la memoria<strong>de</strong> los chicos, po<strong>de</strong>mos <strong>de</strong>sarrollar un montón<strong>de</strong> capacida<strong>de</strong>s con esto”, afirma, mientras señala unaClassmate.¿Ejemplos concretos? “A los chicos <strong>de</strong> 1º grado lescuesta observar y cuenta <strong>de</strong>spertarles la motivación.Con la ‘compu’ se los impulsa a <strong>de</strong>sarrollar gracias alas formas, los colores y los trazos que tienen disponiblesy que pue<strong>de</strong>n elegir cada uno <strong>de</strong> ellos en sunetbook”, respon<strong>de</strong> Alejandra. Estas técnicas gráficasson utilizadas en lengua, matemática y ciencias, precisala maestra, quien espera concretar alguna vez suanhelo <strong>de</strong> armar sus propias páginas web educativaspara sus cursos.Sin embargo, hay algunos problemas y nuevos <strong>de</strong>safíosque resolver, <strong>de</strong>bido al uso <strong>de</strong> estas tecnologíasen el aula. Uno <strong>de</strong> ellos es el calibrado <strong>de</strong> la pizarradigital, que si no realiza en forma correcta pue<strong>de</strong> impedirsu uso, con imágenes fuera <strong>de</strong> cuadro, segúnnos muestra la encargada <strong>de</strong> este 1º grado.Y surgen otros inconvenientes. “Si uno se <strong>de</strong>scuida,los chicos se ‘van’ <strong>de</strong> la clase y se meten en el MSN”, elservicio <strong>de</strong> mensajería instantánea <strong>de</strong> Microsoft. Otrasituación parecida al mundo <strong>de</strong> las oficinas informatizadas…A<strong>de</strong>más, Alejandra no <strong>de</strong>ja que los chicossaquen las computadoras a los recreos porque muchasveces los <strong>de</strong>scubrió usándolas como… postes<strong>de</strong> arco <strong>de</strong> fútbol.“Los padres <strong>de</strong> los chicos están re contentos porque aellos también les llega la tecnología”, <strong>de</strong>staca la maestra.Claro, ese entusiasmo paternal tiene sus bemoles,porque utilizan la netbook <strong>de</strong> su hijo. “Tenemos queir computadora por computadora sacándoles el Facebooky la música y limpiándolas, porque tienen pocacapacidad”, dice Alejandra. Al igual que en muchos34 |difficult to awake their motivation. With the computer stu<strong>de</strong>nts arefoster to <strong>de</strong>velop abilities through shapes, colors, and lines that areavailable in their computers and that everyone can choose” Alejandraanswers. These graphic techniques are used in language, Math, andsciences, she comments and hopes to fulfill her own dream to <strong>de</strong>velopher own educational web page for her courses.Nevertheless, there are some problems and new challenges to be solved,due to the use of these new technologies in the classroom. Oneof these problems is the calibration of the digital board, which if notdone correctly could hamper its use, by showing images which areout of the screen, as shown by the teacher.There are other inconveniences as well. “If one is not paying attention,stu<strong>de</strong>nts “leave” the classroom and get connected to the MSN (MicrosoftInstant Messaging Service)”. This also resembles situations ofa regular office…Besi<strong>de</strong>s, Alejandra does not allow children to takecomputers out of the classroom during breaks because she saw themusing computers as goal posts.“Children’s parents are also very happy because they get technologyas well” she emphasizes. Of course, this enthusiasm is somehow trickyconsi<strong>de</strong>ring that parents use their children’s netbooks. “We have tocheck each computer and <strong>de</strong>lete the Facebook and music and cleaningthem because they have a small memory” Alejandra says. Justlike in many homes in Argentina, the netbook becomes, by mistake,of common use as if it was a <strong>de</strong>sktop computer, <strong>de</strong>spite it does nothave the same storage capacity. Alejandra clarifies that this does nothappen with all her stu<strong>de</strong>nts in Potrero “because most families havetheir own <strong>de</strong>sktop computer at home thanks to the (local government)plans” to foster the purchase of computers.We are some days away from the week of the May Revolution, whichwas lea<strong>de</strong>d by Cornelio Saavedra, Juan José Paso and Mariano Moreno,among other patriots. In the 5th gra<strong>de</strong> classroom, stu<strong>de</strong>nts lookfor information on the internet about these characters of history, gui-

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