Introduction to computer science and programming are courses that play an important role in students' performance in computer and engineering degrees. It is in this course that students learn the main basic concepts and computational structures to be applied in all kind of computer systems. Despite its importance, many teachers and many studies report difficulties observed in learning of these subjects, resulting in a high rate of failure and lack of motivation among students. There are many experiments reported in the literature that attempted to solve this problem, such as: different pedagogical approaches, the use of special hardware like tablets, and the use of learning objects; however, all these formats are applied based on traditional classroom learning formats which results in the same type of result. Even some innovative approaches that did not present a formal validation of the process ended up losing as a methodology. Considering this scenario and the importance of this discipline in students' curriculum, we propose a blended model, that uses distance learning environments allied to new technologies, aimed to contribute with students performance and knowledge acquirement. In this blended model, one programming course was developed and applied to 92 students in computer science and engineering degrees, with course material consisting of video lectures and animations that were used to show and to explain critical concepts of the discipline where students often have problems. All this material was implanted by a Learning Management System (LMS), which showed statistical reports about all activities, including collaborative and interactive activities. We also used together with the LMS a dedicated community on Facebook and, in this article we present our analysis and some conclusions obtained by observing the interactions of students on Facebook and on LMS. We did a few meetings between students and teachers and also developed a methodology for tutoring with ...