Directions+for+participation.

=//Welcome to the postcard exchange for this school year, 2010-2011! //=

==== If you would like to sign up, go to the Participant Info page. If the boxes beside your state are blank, then sign up and you are in. PLEASE don't tamper with any names that are already filled in. I participated in one for the first time last year, and it was a lot of fun for my class. I made a booklet for each student in which I copied each post card for them to put in. Each postcard page had an accompanying page that we filled in with information such as state, capital, miles from our school (which we calculated using yahoo maps), and an interesting fact that we learned from each card. This was just a way that I could get each student involved, and they were so excited each time a new card came in to add to their books. We also kept a large map out in the hall by our classroom in which we posted the cards for everyone to see. Of course these are just ideas and ways that you can incorporate the exchange into your class. Please let us know if you have any creative ways that you use the exchange! Your ideas can be added onto the discussion page. ====

==== Please begin mailing your postcards in October and all postcards should be mailed by February 1st. Your postcard should include a few facts about your state, something about your school, and anything else interesting that will fit! ====