Web 2.0 for Schools

The Authors: Julia Davies is based at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom where she directs an online Masters program in new literacies; she has a Masters in educational research, and an Ed.D. in literacy and language. Her research focuses on online digital practices and social learning. Her numerous article and chapter publications include «Pay and Display: The Digital Literacies of Online Shoppers» in Digital Literacies: Concepts, Policies and Practices, edited by Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel (Lang, 2008). Guy Merchant is Professor of Literacy in Education at Sheffield Hallam University, where he coordinates the work of the Language and Literacy Research Group. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on digital literacy and is co-editor of the Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. His research focuses on children and young people’s uses of on-screen writing and how this can be incorporated into the school curriculum.