The media and teenagers in the school context

The discussion about the presence of media in schools today is the subject of debate among educators and theorists who address the issue. The need for change in the classroom has been highlighted in the media, through constant criticism of the use of mobile phones and tablets with their various features, and the way in which they have been used in classrooms and in relation to teachers. In this study, we articulate the relationship between media and adolescents, emphasising in our analysis and discussion the contexts of the Internet (social networks, websites) and television (soap operas, films and series) and their repercussions on the school life of the adolescents participating in the research. This study aims to understand how individuals understand the relationship with the media within the school context, in their search for information and findings, affirming their way of thinking about behavioural and educational issues. We also seek to understand how teachers understand the relationship between the media and the education of their students, investigating whether the media circle is articulated between learning methods.