UPDATE AUGUST 20, 2016
Thank you for your interest in Postcard Pals! Sign ups for the 2016-2017 exchange are now closed. Be sure to follow my blog for updates about this and future exchanges.
If you have signed up for the exchange, you will receive instructions and a mailing list in early-mid September.
-Kristen
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Welcome to the OFFICIAL sign up for the Postcard Pals 2016-2017 classroom postcard exchange! This postcard exchange is open to K-12 public, private, and homeschool classes/students.
By completing this form, YOU ARE COMMITTING to participating in the exchange. Participating means that you agree to do the following:
1. Use or create an e-mail address that accepts e-mail messages from my blog e-mail address. Some school addresses have very fortified firewalls so if you use your school e-mail, please make sure that it accepts e-mails from
info@aspiretoinspireblog.com. If it doesn't, I recommend setting up an e-mail address specifically for this exchange at a free e-mail provider such as Gmail or Yahoo.
2. Send a one-time paper postcard to every class in your group (est. 30-40 cards) by the mailing deadline.
3. Update a Google spreadsheet to indicate that you have sent your postcards (simply entering a date--easy!).
4. Complete a short feedback survey about your experience after the exchange.
5. (Optional but appreciated!) Send a few photos of any postcard displays or your class in action as they participate. (I will protect student privacy and cover faces, etc. if I use your photos on a blog post.)
Here is some important info to keep in mind:
By overwhelming preference, the postcard exchange will involve traditional paper postcards. Each class is responsible for supplying its own postcards and postage. I will provide you with some ideas for inexpensive or free postcards as well as funding options when I send out the instructions and mailing lists.
You will receive your mailing list and instructions in early September, and postcards will need to be mailed by the end of October. Please make sure that you are able to work on this project within that timeframe before you commit to the exchange.
The only information that will be shared with others on your mailing list is your name, school name, and address. All other information that I request from you will be seen and used by me to communicate updates about the exchange only.
I will accept sign-ups through AUGUST 20, 2016. Then, I will close submissions to begin working on assigning mailing groups.
I think that's it! Feel free to contact me via my blog
www.aspiretoinspireblog.com or at
info@aspiretoinspireblog.com.
I'll be in touch soon!
Kristen
Aspire to Inspire Classroom Resources
www.aspiretoinspireblog.com