Educare all'uso responsabile dei dispositivi digitali a scuola. L'uso del diario e dell'incidente critico

We focus on a part of a research conducted by CREMIT about the use of mobile devices in the classroom. In the school years 2017/19 23 teachers and 113 students of lower secondary school of the «Sacra Famiglia» Institute (Martinengo, BG) have been involved. The main theme is the promotion of responsible behavior in using digital devices, which were introduced in school after a one-year training of the teaching staff. It was necessary to think about the educational implications, so students and teachers construct together a pedagogical contract. The negotiation process that leads to the drafting of the guidelines becomes an opportunity for dialogue and expression of needs that are traced back to the informal and which should lead to a positive impact on daily habits, even outside the school. In order to monitor any possible additions to the contract and measures aimed at rewarding virtuous behaviors or discouraging bad ones, teachers were asked to insert notes in a journal. The results make it clear that it is necessary that, in addition to the pedagogical contract design process, the management of critical incidents also needs to become shared, to make the class a real field for practicing citizenship.