The present article analyses the tensions present in Brazilian schools in light of the accelerated technological development of the last few decades. We survey research, done in Brazil and in other countries, on how information and communication technologies are used and appropriated by children and young people, together with studies that analyses the impact of these technologies on cognitive processes. Without losing sight of the important role of schooling in the construction of identities, as well as the construction and transmission of knowledge and values, the text critically examines what new technologies schools have incorporated and what they can still incorporate, inviting the reader to consider possible strategies that help delineate new school scenarios and new ways of stimulating the paths to knowledge and effective learning.
Information and communication technologies; Contemporary schools; Youth; Media