Listeners of BBC Radio 4’s ‘PM’ News programme might have heard the Isle of Wight being represented yesterday, as Nodehill Middle School’s modern languages teacher, Joe Dale, took the airwaves.
Thanks to the BBC who have given permission for us to re-broadcast the part of the show (listen below) where Joe was discussing the use of technology in schools.
Joe Dale has been a pioneer in this area and has a world renowned reputation for the use of technology in modern languages.
He spearheaded the Technology In Schools conference, two of which have taken place on the Isle of Wight, attracting attendees from around the world.
More ICT Skills in School
Being asked to take part in discussions on one of the most prestigious news programmes in the UK can only add to Joe’s accolades and of course, is great publicity for the Isle of Wight.
The discussion focused around the teaching of ICT skills in schools, including training on the use of social media tools such as Twitter.
As you can imagine, VB is all for technology and whilst there is no denying that our children’s education needs to be broad, teachers might find that many young people don’t need to be taught a lot of these packages – because they’re using them already on a daily basis.
In our view it would be far better for technology education to go back to teaching programming and logic rather than how to just use software.
Anyway, we’re sure you’ll all have your own views on the subject, so feel free to comment below.
To listen to the broadcast, click on the play button below
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Audio: Copyright permission granted by BBC.
Image: Joe Dale
