The reflective teacher, integrator of folklore content through new technologies

Abstract

This paper analyzes the role of the reflective teacher in integrating folkloric content in education, with an emphasis on the use of new technologies. We explore ways to create an authentic connection between folklore and students, stimulating interest and respect for cultural values. Starting from the etymology of the term "folklore" we identify a wide range of traditions, oral expressions, including language as a conveyor of intangible cultural heritage, literature, culinary arts, music, song, dance, sounds, games, mythology, rituals, customs, ancestral skills and crafts, as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated with them, all that people can create and transmit as a civilizing factor to future generations.