Remote classes: Challenge and reinvention in times of pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a unique moment of bewilderment. And given this, the inhabitants of the city of Itacoatiara, metropolitan region of Manaus, in the state of Amazonas, experienced this pandemic situation in a unique way. Many felt frightened, confined for four long months to their own homes. And because of the risk of contamination by the virus that causes COVID-19, overnight, it was no longer allowed to go to schools, a fact that forced educational institutions to find an alternative to continue the school year. And this alternative, for the continuity of the teaching and learning process, was remote teaching, through the use of digital tools easily accessible to students, such as the cell phone, computer, tablet.