Abstract
In the face of the leading role assumed by digital platforms and technologies in the context of schools, the aim of this quantitative study was to employ a survey of 2041 Portuguese students at the primary and secondary levels to find out which digital technologies they most widely used, the reasons why they used them, and their respective advantages and disadvantages. The results show that the youngest students mainly used them to accede to learning contents and resources, while the oldest ones used them as tools for communication and the creation of contents. Their main advantage, the students report, is an easy access to educational information, while the greatest difficulties have to do with the functioning of the platforms and the access to Internet.
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