The relationship between education and new technologies during the covid-19 pandemic in Amazonas State

In December 2019, several cases of pneumonia of unknown origin were confirmed, reported in Wuhan, China. The disease was then identified as covid-19, an RNA virus, now referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). The first cases in China had a common clinical manifestation of fever, cough, myalgia, fatigue, and dyspnea, with organ dysfunction (e.g., acute respiratory distress syndrome - ARDS, shock, heart disease, and acute kidney damage) and death in severe cases. To describe, through literature, the relationship between education and new technologies during the covid-19 pandemic in the state of Amazonas. Methods: This is an exploratory research of the integrative review type. The databases used were: Google Academic, Periodicals, SCIELO, Ministry of Education database (MEC), National Education Council database (CNE) and IBGE database. As inclusion criteria was established articles published in Portuguese and English, between 2017 and 2021 and exclusion criteria were: Articles whose subjects, titles and objectives did not fit the proposed, repetitive articles, in other languages. The challenges of pandemic in education have led to a discussion about the urgency of technologies for the practice of distance education in our country. It is known that technology is an essential factor for the current scenario we are living, regarding digital evolution, admitting beneficial experiences specifically in the educational field. For this reason, it was essential for students and teachers to be in social isolation and to make use of information and communication-oriented technologies, so that all students could have access to quality education. This teaching modality is regulated by specific legislation from the Ministry of Education, implemented both in basic and higher education, considering the specificities of each institution and each region of the country. Remote teaching was adopted by private and public educational institutions as an immediate solution to the country's public calamity situation, as well as to the challenges faced by students, teachers, and parents.