THE USE OF GEOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR GEOGRAPHICAL LEARNING IN THE SOCIAL DISTANCING CONTEXT

Abstract

This article examines how the use of geotechnology, mainly the use of smartphones with apps that process geographic information, allows the subject Geography to promote the immersive relationship of students in understanding geographic concepts, specifically through the cartographic elements present in mobile device applications. During the period of social distancing driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of smartphones for teaching and learning relationships became more recurrent. Thus, appropriating the use of apps such as Google Maps and GPS Essentials with students served as an important tool for learning cartography in remote geography classes with students from the 6th year of the elementary school at E.E. Mademoiselle Perillier, in the south of São Paulo City. The use of these apps had positive impacts in the development of the Geography subject; however, the lack of access to smartphones and internet is a reality in the outskirts of the city, and it is not possible to include all students.