Lärares användning av digitala verktyg i svenskundervisningen : En kvalitativ studie om sex lärares svenskundervisning och hur den har förändrats genom användningen av digitala verktyg i årskurserna 1-3

The aim of this study has been to examine how teachers’ Swedish teaching has changed by the use of digital tools. Life stories as a method was used to gain a deeper insight into the teachers’ lives. The material was then analysed by using the theoretical framework TPACK. Two questions have been formulated to achieve the aim of the study: How do teachers´ in grades 1-3 describe the change of their Swedish teaching by the use of digital tools? What affects teachers´ use of digital tools in Swedish teaching? The result shows that digital tools have changed the Swedish teaching as they give the teachers´ new ways to present the subject content. By using digital tools, the teachers´ state that they now are able to capture the student group more easily than before. IPad is the digital tool the teachers´ use the most. It is used primarily in the pupils´ writing process and teachers´ emphasize that the use of iPad makes it easier to visualize and illustrate the pupils´ texts. The result also shows that teachers´ attitude towards the use of digital tools in Swedish teaching was an aspect that did not affect their use of them. Although there were several other factors that did affect their use: The availability of digital tools at the school The support of digital tools Teachers´ views of the advantages and disadvantages of using digital tool