Integración de la herramienta zoom en la enseñanza de Ciencias Naturales

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Abstract: With the arrival of the pandemic, educational institutions were closed, producing uncertainty about how to continue with education, the Educational Unit PCI José María Veláz extension Loja opted to use the Zoom platform in teaching, through research was able to determine how Zoom has been used, by students and teachers after a year in the integration of teaching; 55 high school students participated, information was collected with surveys adapted on a Likert scale; from the results it is known that some students know the platform, others cannot open, download, share screen, write in the chat, etc. It is very important for teachers to have knowledge of Zoom; few collaborative activities with active strategies are proposed; it is evident that teachers continue with lectures, the proposed activities do not involve tools for interactivity, allowing learning in a different way. Finally, teachers should be updated in digital and didactic tools to enrich learning environments, these resources will continue to be part of face-to-face education, therefore, it is important to expand digital competencies in teachers to face globalization.