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can wear a Press Pass and document every minute
of the action by taking photos and video with their
phones or tablets? Tweet to the school hashtags,
upload to Facebook with a caption, or post to the
school Flickr account.
Students will network with or without us. Isn’t
it our responsibility as 21st-century educators to
ensure that kids know how to navigate this tricky
Cathy Swan, a regular presenter at T&L’s Tech
Forums, is the Technology Integration teacher for the
humanities and social sciences at New Canaan High
School in New Canaan, CT, and a Google-certified
teacher. She is a regular presenter at Tech Forum New
York. Swan also sits on the Board of the Connecticut
Educators Computer Association and on the Connecticut
State Commission on Educational Technology.