Classroom mediated by technology model: A new proposal for education to remote regions of the Amazon

This article presents a new model of education that is not categorized as classroom teaching or distance learning either - the Classroom mediated by technology (CMT). In the CMT system teachers do not stand a direct contact with students in the classroom, to perform direct questions, or even be able to do facial observation of the student submitting questions. The need for an education system that could be suitable to the peculiarities of the Amazon region was the main motivation for developing this new system. In the Amazonas state the majority of the population is distributed almost entirely by distant and remote places where access is possible only through the rivers. The education is a catalyst for development and natural promoter of citizens´ social inclusion who see it as a guarantee to the sustainable development of their communities. Geographical distance is one of the biggest challenges in this region which make a huge difference between Manaus - the main city in the Amazonas and the other cities in this state. Although Manaus has a reasonable level of development and many universities, the human resources in education are not enough to all of the state especially in remote areas around the rivers of the Amazon.