At the press conference introducing the 4th Information Technology Festival of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, Mr. Pham Xuan Tien - Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training assessed the importance of IT in the process of innovating teaching methods.

Thanks to the application of IT in teaching, students are more interested in learning and absorb lessons faster. For example, when learning about a chemical reaction, students know what chemicals are, how the reaction process goes... without having to use real chemicals.

Or like learning Literature, when teaching about a word related to a place name, the teacher does not need to describe it in detail with words but can show it to the students, let them visit that place right away.

The development of information technology has greatly helped teaching and learning. However, there are also negative aspects. Many students are too dependent on technology and gradually lose their social communication skills. Many students go online to access dirty websites and access harmful information.

Nowadays, tablets, smartphones... are very popular with students. There are many cases of misuse, affecting the quality of class time, or posting things that negatively affect friends, teachers...

Mr. Tien said that students can be allowed to use their phones at the beginning, end of class or during recess, but during class time, they are absolutely forbidden from using their phones to avoid distraction when the teacher is teaching.

There may also be a locker in each classroom to keep phones. When students arrive at class, they can put their phones in the locker and get them back at the end of the class. The rules will also outline disciplinary action if students violate the rules.

It is impossible to ban students from using Facebook. However, there will be some rules such as students are not allowed to curse at friends, speak ill of others on their personal pages, and not share posts that are not in accordance with public morals...

Students can use their personal information pages to share good lessons and good experiences to serve their studies. Recently, there have been many cases of students gossiping about each other on Facebook, leading to conflicts and affecting their studies.

Mr. Tien said that it is expected that these regulations will be included in the code of conduct in schools: Up to now, many schools in the area have had separate regulations related to teachers and students using phones and Facebook. Therefore, the Department will have unified regulations in the area./.