Since the development of Web 2.0 (post 2004 internet, (Knobel, 2006), an interactive and sharing online environment), new literacies have become increasingly important. New literacies are the skills required in order to participate in Web 2.0, and are based on two main components. Firstly, the increasing involvement of digital electronic devices such as computers and digital cameras into daily life. And secondly, the changing attitude and approach to literacy regarding these new technologies (Knobel, 2006).
Th involvement of digital electronic devices in everyday life has resulted in a whole new range of literacy skills that are required in order to access these devices. Some of the new literacies that we use everyday include blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc. People can use new literacies to create their own audio, video, photographs, etc. and share these online. (Callow, 2008).
The changing attitude towards new literacies involves the concept that the world is changing from what it was before. This is predominantly due to an increase in the use of digital technologies. Web 2.0 has a focus on collective and shared intelligences, such as Wikipedia (Knobel, 2006).
In order to be able to interact in Web 2.0, people must to develop basic skills in these new literacies.
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