These lines generally involve an installation charge as well as the standard monthly fee for a telephone. If you have a modem at home, you can use the same telephone line that you currently have. Try a teacher in your school or district. Join a conference or newsgroup. One of the best ways to find other teachers with whom to communicate is by joining a conference.
Most conferences have special interest topics, such as elementary education or science.
You can post notices and request collaborators, or you can respond to others' requests for collaboration. Look for projects with specific goals. Successful telecommunications projects for schools usually have specific goals, structures, and timelines. For example, a project may involve schools from across the country in a geography game. Participating schools are asked to send in their latitude, longitude, major rivers, and sources of employment to the project coordinator.