E-mail is analogous to phone use. There are practically no companies which have a significant number of white collar employees who cannot pick up the phone on their desk and make or receive a phone call, although there are often restrictions on long distance phone calls. Eventually similar situation will exist for E-mail and other tools for accessing the Internet. Provide the teachers with better on-going education for themselves. Collaborate with other schools on various joint projects.
Students can easily pen-pal with students in other schools everywhere on Earth.
The rabbi responds and they either write a short paper or give a presentation about what the rabbi said. One of the pedagogical benefits is that the students are forced to articulate their thoughts in clear and concise language. Another benefit is that E-mail usage acquaints students with tools which are going to play larger and larger roles in their lives as they get older. Have a teacher from each school who will be responsible for the project. The two teachers will work out together a plan on what they want to do.