Design of a Self-standing Multimedia Enriched Projector to enhance teaching experience in classroom in Brazilian public schools

For many decades, public policies promoted educational technologies usage in classroom in Brazil. Some results are noticed related to the impact on student¿s performance. We present a design and evaluation of an educational sharing multimedia platform that provides facilities for teachers in the classroom. We employed a participatory design process based on providing supports intended to help teachers engage in the classroom context. We could elicit a list of design guidelines for the specifics operational system and a hardware case. This design approach has been developed for to empower teachers in public schools in Brazil. We discuss our experience with this initiative and explore its implications for teaching.

2013