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CAL and Computers in School Administration
	CAL stands for Computer Assisted Learning. CAL courses may use ... text - notes and other resources graphics sound - a commentary or music background animation self assessments - for the student to know how much has been learned. CAL systems use interactive computing.	You are using CAL right now!
	Benefits of CAL... more interesting learning with interactive systems and multimedia - so greater motivation students can learn at any time students can learn from any place eg home students proceed at their own pace not so many teachers needed
		Pupils generally learn better when they study on their own and can learn at their own pace.

	Computers in School Administration Most schools now have a large database of pupil details. This database will store personal data about the pupils as well as the classes they take, their teachers, medical information etc. This database can be searched to produce eg class lists Pupil assessments may also be recorded (test and exam results) so that pupil progress can be monitored. Spreadsheets may be used to calculate and monitor the school's financial budget. Word processing or DTP software may be used to produce documents for the teachers or pupils. Timetables are produced using special software.
	A school which has networked computers may have an Intranet which provides web-based resources available at any workstation.
	Some school may have on-line registration systems where pupils use swipe-cards (with magnetic strips).