The Challenges of Web 2.0 for Education in Greece: A Review of the Literature

Method

The survey of the international and Greek bibliography about Web 2.0 applications in education covered in-print and electronic scientific journals, books, conference proceedings and data bases (electronic only). The survey had three topics: 1) the description of Web 2.0 applications as described by educators using them; 2) research about the theory, outcomes and policies on the use of Web 2.0 as an educational tool in the classroom; 3) research about Web 2.0 in the Greek education system. The use of Web 2.0 is relatively new to education in Greece, thus the survey covers the past five years.

The studies located from the survey were categorized according to the educational level which they addressed; i.e., primary, secondary, tertiary. Special attention was given to the location of studies about training educators to teach Web 2.0 applications in schools. A general picture was derived from the entire set of bibliography; however, specific attention was given to particularly informative research projects.