Building Digital Newspapers: Interdisciplinarity And Understanding Of The School Reality In The Final Years Of Elementary Education

<div> <p><strong><em><span>Abstract: </span></em></strong></p> <p><a name="_Hlk151531586"></a><strong><em><span>Background:</span></em></strong><span><em><span> This article aims to broaden the discussion on active methodologies (Moran, 2015) using Digital Information and Communication Technologies (DICTs) in the teaching-learning process with students from the public education system, as a way to develop practices of "literary literacy" (Cosson, 2019), which should be integrated into the curriculum, given that schools need to be connected to the cultural and political practices of the city. </span></em></span></p> <p><span><strong><em><span>Materials and Methods</span></em></strong></span><span><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong></span><span><em><span> The research was developed through the construction of a Digital Newspaper titled "Conscious Youth," using the Canva platform. This platform allowed students to engage in collaborative writing with a diverse range of discourse genres (Bakhtin, 2003), reflecting relevant events occurring at school and facilitating interdisciplinary practice. </span></em></span></p> <p><span><strong><em><span>Results</span></em></strong></span><span><em><span>: Writing a digital newspaper provided students not only with access to digital technology but also with the opportunity to reflect on the school environment and the democratic learning process. It enabled the construction of the "word-world" (Freire, 1990) by the students themselves. Throughout this process, critical production emerged regarding the school context, valuing diversity and plurality of viewpoints and reinterpretations of knowledge, both about historical-cultural heritage and experiences shared in students' narratives. </span></em></span></p> <p><span><strong><em><span>Conclusion</span></em></strong></span><span><em><span>: The research aligns with the Fortaleza Reference Curriculum Document (2024), focusing on a process of appropriation and transformation that leads to discoveries about the human condition itself. This approach enhances the meaning of the teaching-learning process, fostering a more comprehensive and reflective educational experience. </span></em></span></p> <p><span><em><span> </span></em></span></p> <p><span><strong><em><span>Keywords:</span></em></strong></span><span><em><span> "Word-world." Digital Newspaper. Education. Curriculum.</span></em></span></p> </div>