The paper begins describing educational and technological scenes apart centuries. Brazilian
education policies are analyzed within the context of culture, telecommunications, science and
technology policies. The great transformations that have taken place in the realms of information
and communication technologies (ICT) – Internet in particular - bring great challenges to
education, because these technologies contribute to the transformation of the way of we think
and behave. The paper highlights the open source movement inside the Federal Government,
promotion of a digital culture and discussion about a Brazilian Digital Television System,
however little is being done at the level of teacher training and development. The linear rationale
of curriculum is unable to deal with these challenges and we propose another curricular
approach, based on hypertextual logic.