Social appropriation of technology in boys, girls and adolescents of the colombian catatumbo

Abstract

Technological tools have become essential elements in people's daily lives. Although traditionally children should not have contact with electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets and social networks at an early age, the current reality has forced them and adolescents to see the need to use them not only for entertainment. , if not for learning. The main objective of this article entitled 'Social appropriation of technology in children and adolescents of Catatumbo Colombian', is to investigate the level of social appropriation of technology that the student population of four schools in the municipalities of Ocaña, Ábrego, El Carmen and La Playa de Belén.

The above was executed under a methodology with a non-experimental quantitative approach, which allowed us to identify that at the level of knowledge of the technological context, the student population knows the economic conditions of the municipality, the poor state and functionality of the tools they have available, and that the training processes received are very basic. Regarding the level of ownership and use, a high acquisition rate was identified and that its use is influenced by personal stereotypes. Finally, it was known that at the level of relationship with the tool, they identify it as their best friend, but the innovation of use and re-significance is very low. The student population presents challenges in its appropriation and use, so the results can be used to generate public policies and appropriate training programs