Abstract
Nowadays, the technological advance is providing transformations in the school scenario and one of them is the relationship that the school establishes with the new generation of Digital Native students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between informal digital learning and formal school learning through the perception of students about the influence of digital technologies on their processes of knowledge acquisition. The empirical research was performed with the application of a semi-structured interview script to students between 14 and 18 years old from four high schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The data showed that young people are hyper-connected to digital technologies, which makes these technologies a tool in favor of school and the teaching-learning process. It is also observed that the young do not devalue the school experience, an experience that is advantageous mainly by the teacher-student relationship and the formation of social bonds.
Keywords:
digital technologies; education; learning