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=Use of online assessment tasks and assignments at Mercy Catholic College= This wiki is for the discussion of the implementation of online assessment tasks and assignments at Mercy Catholic College. (This does not include normal homework which may be set informally and/or verbally at the end of lessons.)

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What is CASTNET for ? [|An Overview] Can it be used as a communication tool for students and parents ?

 "The following points summarise some of the important concepts discussed. CASTnet is about ...    connecting learning communities
 *  empowering learners in the classroom and at home
 *  supporting learning and teaching in an online world
 *  sharing, connecting and collaborating
 *  allowing teachers and students to publish learning materials
 *  schools having full autonomy over the learning environment
 *  teachers and students connecting from around the world
 *  allowing for direct engagement with the parent community
 *  the development of strategic partnerships
 *  tools that augment teacher-guided activities, not replace them "

[|Source of quote] [|Catholic Schools Office - Castnet]  "The Strategic Intent of providing staff and students with an account to access the CASTnet is: to develop, create and share, quality resources to enhance teaching and learning, professional learning communities and school administration and operation to manage and monitor the productive use of Internet and Intranet resources. Potential uses of CASTnet include: providing learning opportunities beyond the classroom access to quality assured, worldwide educational resources, including The Le@rning Federation's Learning Objects extended communications within and across schools, dioceses and the wider community access to online professional development and support use of 21st century e-learning tools to support the productivity and professionalism of teachers. " = = =