The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of computer use within Korean and United States schools, and then use the Internet to establish cross cultural communication between schools. It was hoped that through international communication using the Internet, students at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels would gain deeper knowledge about other cultures and develop higher order thinking skills as they engaged in collaborative projects. Following a general history of the use of computers in United States schools, the paper describes the "Asian Link: Telecommunications for the 21st Century" project, and some efforts within the state of Kansas to get schools online. "Asian Link" was designed to investigate how to apply telecommunications technology in K-12 education. Participating nations included Korea, United States, Australia, Japan, and China. Information is provided on what the schools needed to prepare, instructional activities, how teachers and students worked through the network, the difficulties which participating schools experienced, and social implications. Projects in Kansas are described: Information Network of Kansas (INK), Link 19, America On-line and direct connection to the Internet. An appendix lists Korean and United States partner schools. Contains five references. (Author/MAS)