Thanks to those who wrote to tell me that my tinyurl wasn't working. I forgot the .com. ARGH!!

"Are you an education blogger in Pennsylvania? If so, would you KINDLY complete this 4 question form? If you know a blogger in pa who doesn't follow MY blog, please pass this post along to them so they can complete the form, as well. http://tinyurl.com/4wa9tg 

Want to watch the list grow? Here it is embedded in a wiki: http://gatesworkshop.wikispaces.com/pabloggers

(Note: I posted this on twitter a few minutes ago, and before I even had time to finsh the process I had one entry. Ian McCoog is #1. In less than a minute after that, I had my second entry. Amazing, this Internet stuff.)"

Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor.

Are you an education blogger in Pennsylvania? If so, would you KINDLY complete this 4 question form? If you know a blogger in pa who doesn't follow MY blog, please pass this post along to them so they can complete the form, as well. http://tinyurl.com/4wa9tg

Want to watch the list grow? Here it is embedded in a wiki: http://gatesworkshop.wikispaces.com/pabloggers

(Note: I posted this on twitter a few minutes ago, and before I even had time to finsh the process I had one entry. Ian McCoog is #1. In less than a minute after that, I had my second entry. Amazing, this Internet stuff.)

Again, a tweet (twitter note) pointed me to this site. (Nod to @courosa)

http://taggalaxy.de/

Won't raise a single test score, but it's tons of visual fun. Enter a tag word that you might find on flickr, say.. cabin. :-) Then watch as it displays that tag and related tags as satellites to that main tag. Click and drag your mouse to rotate this or later screens.

Now the fun starts. Click one of the tag orbs. I won't spoil the fun, but do try it - if flickr isn't blocked where you are.

http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/

This post on the TED blog points us to the above site. It says:

Tomorrow, Thursday, May 29, begins the World Science Festival: a four-day celebration of scientific exploration and discovery in New York City created by TEDster Brian Greene. Members of the TED team will be liveblogging the event right here on the TED Blog, keeping you updated on the latest from many TEDTalks favorites who will be presenting there. A few events we plan to cover:

Send this one to your favorite science teachers again.

Oh, on the worldsciencefestival site, watch the faces and read the names. Watch the entire list. FYI - we're not related. :-)