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The educational activities using school telecommunications that are detailed in this document emanate from two participants in the EduTex Project, which has been carried out for almost four years by the Institut Romand de Recherches et de Documentation Pedagogiques (IRDP) at the mandatory schooling level. For several years these two teachers have sought to define the contributions of videotex, electronic mail, and facsimile transmission (fax) as written communication tools used daily in their classrooms. In describing the project, they note that IRDP also developed the telecommunications network EduTex, which functions on the videotex system of the Swiss post office. Some 20 classes, most in French-speaking Switzerland, have participated in the project. Technical possibilities of the network were enriched two years ago with the creation of a telecommunications information server called EduServe. In most of the classes, a telecopier was also used. The two teachers describe their experiences and those of their colleagues to demonstrate that the use of telecommunications is beneficial for learning and can provide valuable support for both teachers and students. The project description is followed by descriptions of various activities carried out on the network during the last four years. Information provided in five chapters covers: (1) an introduction to telecommunications; (2) the characteristics of pedagogical telecommunications; (3) conditions necessary for effective interclass use of a computer network; (4) descriptions of network activities using Edutex-EduServe; and (5) technical information on EduTex and EduServe-Telefinder; the telecopier; facilitators for students and teachers including macros, HyperCard files, and instructions for installations; and the use and maintenance of the servers. Also included are a list of useful addresses and a matrix showing the classes participating in the project. (BBM)