Producing and sharing: the productions of basic education teachers on YouTube

Abstract

This paper is the result of a research that sought to understand the possibilities of using the YouTube social network in education, involving a proposal of creation and co-creation of videos, together with teachers of basic education. The methodology used was the research-training, which requires the researcher an implication with the subjects and the research devices. In this regard, an authorial device for teacher training was created, the workshop "Possibilities of using the YouTube social network in education". The research-training has as theoretical contribution Josso (2010), Macedo (2009, 2010) and Santos (2014). As data collection device, observation, dialogue with the participants, and field journal were used. As a result, it was verified that only one teacher had already appropriated the dynamics of creation and/or co-creation of videos, as well as the sharing of their productions. The other ones demonstrated insecurity and resistance. In this way, we conclude that the lack of construction of authorial practices and dynamics by the teachers involved is mainly related to two factors: difficulty in cyberculture immersion and availability for continuing education activities, since educational policies, whether at the municipal, state or federal levels, have not made it possible for teachers to be available to carry out their continuing education.