Operating smart schools during the Covid-19 epidemic

The Covid-19 epidemic caused many localities to temporarily stop students from going to school. But this is also an opportunity for educational institutions to apply digital transformation in smart school management and operation.

Artwork / internet Pressure and gear shift dynamics Vietnam has been accelerating the process of national digital transformation with the dual goal of developing digital government, digital economy, digital society and forming Vietnamese digital technology enterprises. go global. In which, the education sector is one of the eight priority areas for implementation. In order to adapt and integrate with the 4.0 Technology Revolution, the Education sector in recent years has promoted the application of information technology in teaching, learning and management. Especially, with the impact and unpredictable developments of the Covid -19 pandemic, the rapid implementation of digital transformation in the education sector has become more and more necessary and urgent. The motto “pause to school, do not stop learning” is both pressure and motivation for educational institutions, teachers, students and parents to apply science and technology to maintain the quality of teaching. – learning and governance for students, encouraging students to maintain a continuum of learning. At the same time, ensuring safety, security, and connecting school – parents in the epidemic context still has complicated developments; promote efficient and sustainable operation of educational institutions. This is also an opportunity for educational institutions to apply digital transformation in managing and operating a smart-oriented school. In fact, in the modern educational environment, educational institutions are facing many challenges and facing difficulties in finding a comprehensive digital transformation solution. Now, the need is no longer a single technology solution to perform a certain school activity such as an online teaching and learning solution; a financial management software; a human resource management or data management software of the school … The reality requires that a technology platform, a comprehensive, comprehensive solution, integrating multiple features and suitable for the operating status of the Vietnamese education industry, helps to limit the waste of resources ( finance, human resources, time …) and increase efficiency, productivity. Need a comprehensive solution Dr. Le Anh Son, Deputy Director of the Phenikaa Institute of Research and Technology, University of Phenikaa, said: A term that is being mentioned a lot recently is Edtech, a combination of “education” (education) and “Technology” (technology). Edtech covers all different aspects of education from teaching and learning, educational management, educational communication … which are presented in three main forms: Application of technology in the classroom (facilities classes, tools, teaching materials); applying technology in teaching methods; apply technology in governance. The impact of the Covid -19 epidemic promotes the implementation of online teaching in educational institutions. Many places already know and use free platforms such as Google (with Google Classroom), Microsoft (with Microsoft Teams), Facebook (with Facebook Workplace), Skype, Zoom … However, these software just stop at the level of creating a means of communication and interaction between teachers and students, not yet creating a simultaneous connection with parents – teachers and educational administrators to Improve the ability to administer, support and supervise students. In fact, not many educational institutions have a comprehensive Edtech solution. That said, the Vietnamese digital technology market still has plenty of room to exploit. According to Dr. Le Anh Son, currently a member of Phenikaa Group has deployed the application of the smart school PHX Smart School, integrating two forms of technology application in the classroom and the application of technology in management into one. communication. The highlight of this solution is an intelligent integrated information system; integrating software to support training processes, helping schools to deploy online teaching and learning activities, and sharing convenient video lessons to support more effective learning; integrated online exam system. PHX Smart School also integrates smart route monitoring system, accurate face attendance … automatically connects, updates information quickly to families on student’s status when arriving at school. Actively measure body temperature, monitor the body temperature of objects entering and leaving the campus to ensure the school’s epidemic prevention.