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Some of you may have noticed that the Penpal Exchange had been down for a few days. I just switched webhosts and had to figure out how to move the database from the old host to the new host. Thanks to the people at www.downtownhost.com (my new webhost), they were able to fix the problem and get the Penpal Exchange running again.

Sorry for any inconvenience it might have caused!

Many have asked about the penpal exchange!

Well, it’s now back in a new platform! The Penpal Exchange is available as a forum for a few reasons:

1. I was unable to keep up with the sheer number of submissions in the old Penpal Exchange. Now, individual teachers can place their own submissions in grade appropriate forums.
2. Others can reply to teachers via the forum without having to give out their email addresses. This protects users from exposing their email to junk mail and other unsolicited emails.
3. Teachers can update their information once they have found a class to correspond with, helping keep the Penpal Exchange up to date.

You can find the Penpal Exchange at http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/resources.htm.