I think this may be my 1,000th link in Diigo. I feel so alone because I am the only one posting things. Akwete is the only one of you who ever posted anything. This was not the way it was supposed to be. You were supposed to participate too. We were supposed to help each other, not just me posting things for you. So much for 21st century.
In her role as Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, Rachel Sterne is tasked with strengthening the City's digital media presence and streamlining internal digital communications. In her talk, Sterne demonstrated recent innovations that are shaping the city's future. Mentioning how city resident participation is crucial with a real-time approach, attendees were shown "The Daily Pothole," a Tumblr that tracks the D.O.T.'s progress in filling potholes in the five boroughs and its companion app, the roll-out of QR code technology on building permits, the NYC 311 app, as well as fielding service requests via Twitter.
sounds like a good format for the debate; one we could used in our classrooms to get the students to debate.
not sure if the videos are youtube or not - blocked at school in any event. : (