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The benefits of free software in the teaching - learning process in secondary education
The objective of this article is to show the results of the research "the B-learning methodology taking advantage of the benefits of free software in the teaching-learning process of the computer science subject at the level of secondary education of the Liceo José Félix Municipal Educational Institution Jiménez - afternoon of the city of Pasto ". The methodology was registered under the mixed approach of descriptive type, applying as techniques of information collection the direct observation, the documentary review and the survey. The information collected allowed us to establish what were the needs and expectations for the training of the population under study, in order that the teacher create scenarios where the student becomes the main protagonist and it is he who builds his knowledge. Likewise, the advantages of free software in the design of the B-learning methodology are explained, supporting the scope of the institutional vision and of some MEN guidelines. It is concluded that free software allowed the creation of scenarios of innovation in the teaching-learning processes, as well as, visualized the transversality of the tool with other training areas.