ACTIVE LEARNING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE SCHOOL CONTEXT: POTENTIALITIES OF THE CLASSDOJO APPLICATION IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IN THE CLASSROOM

This is a study about active learning and digital technologies in the school context, through the discussion about the potential of the ClassDojo application in digital communication in the classroom. The research aims to present the ClassDojo application as a technological tool that enables more meaningful learning for students. From the methodological point of view, this is an exploratory and descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, which makes use of bibliographic research to discuss the concepts about educational technology, meaningful learning, teacher training and the potentialities of communication instruments from authors such as Rocha and Nakamoto (2023), Minh and Ngan (2022), Walia, Saini and Kaur (2021),  Vieira (2021), Boscarioli (2022), Machado, Kampff and Castro (2023), Lima, Cardoso and Leite (2022). He points out that ClassDojo encourages students to communicate through open-ended questions, so that they keep them thinking and talking, that is, collaborating among peers. It concludes that the ClassDojo application favors the communication between teachers and students, because it presents simple graphic-digital interfaces, because it is completely free, contains tools that stimulate creative teaching and stimulating learning, allowing participants to feel encouraged to seek knowledge, being rewarded for their dedication.