Lärares erfarenheter av att använda sociala medier i undervisning

This study aims to investigate how and why teachers use social media to reach their students, and how they handle different levels of computer literacy among students. The purpose of this study is to investigate the experience of teachers using social media in their teaching. I have done interviews with two teachers, who use social media in different ways. One of the teachers makes her students publish their work on the Internet on wiki-spaces, and the other one use Facebook for discussions and teamwork. This report uses the pedagogy theories laid forth by Vygotskij as a vantage point to analyze the answers from the teachers. I have also looked at some of the published student texts on the Internet. This study concludes there are students who don’t have access to computers and Internet at home. They need to practice in school in order to be a part of the digital community. Social media offer opportunities to interact with other people, and that benefits the learning process