In order to recognize whether the instant messaging application would be an appropriate support tool in the tutorial work and in the new educational context in which greater interactivity with students by the teacher is required and where tutoring takes on a relevant weight, technological supports are necessary to develop the educational process, which in COVID times -19 poses challenges for both teachers and students. The purpose was to compare the impact of the use of WhatsApp on high school students, in the context of the pandemic the world is experiencing, and to use it as a means to strengthen self-employment. The present article made use of bibliographic research, through the analysis of the different theoretical sources consulted, the inductive-deductive method and the analysis-synthesis were used, allowing synthesizing the scientific information and exposing the results obtained. It was obtained as a result that with this digital application, students' concerns can be resolved and they have a direct and permanent channel of communication with them, send assignments, among others. In addition, the research reflects that, if the service is used as a pedagogical device, it is possible to improve and promote learning, capitalizing on the communication by text, video, photography and audio provided by the technological resource.
Volume 12 | 07-Special Issue
Pages: 2579-2585
DOI: 10.5373/JARDCS/V12SP7/20202392