Practical Image Interpretation Guide

The purpose of this work is to provide Geography elementary and secondary school teachers with support material that stimulates and can be a starting point to the use of Remote Sensing (RS) products in classroom quotidian. It starts from the point that without a suitable support, the results of trying to introduce modern technologies in teaching are inexpressive, because it lacks familiarity and even specific knowledge of these technologies and of how they can be used. Nowadays, in a world distinguished by great and quick changes, the awareness of needing to adapt teaching practices to the information level to which pupils are submitted is a recognized factor. However, few efforts are being made to direct teachers in a more concrete way in searching new strategies. Seeking to achieve more effective results to introduce RS in education, it was chosen to develop the Practical Interpretation Guide, which intends to provide the teacher with a positive knowledge of this technology, using an easy language to non-experts, making the teacher understand the processes used in attaining images and interpreting them. In addition, it was also a goal to provide ways of using this material during school year, exploring all aspects related to several contents included in all Geography teaching cycles, according to the curriculum suggested by PCNs (Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais, National Curricular Parameters), developed by MEC (Ministério da Educação e Cultura – Ministry of Education and Culture) in order to direct teaching-learning process.