Do your students have a question on anything from the Amish to Zoo Keeping? There are many sites (most easily found at Yahooligans ) where they can e-mail a variety of experts on a variety of topics. For example, they can select from over 12 categories with over 300 web sites and e-mail addresses where they can find experts to answer their questions at Ask an Expert.

Forums are a great way for students to communicate with other students on any of a wide variety of topics. For example, your students can network with other young writers, exchange ideas, writing tips, etc at The Young Writers Forum .

Many young community-oriented websites publish online magazines that offer students an opportunity to e-mail their stories, creations, reviews, thoughts or ideas. For example, both CyberKids and CyberTeens regularly publish online magazines that include student art, articles, and reviews. Maybe it's time for your students to participate.

By joining a young community e-mail list, students will get a regularly scheduled e-mail to tell them about new and exciting things on the Web for their age group. You might want to check out Young Community Extra created and distributed by Apple.

There are many daily online contests, including crossword puzzles, vocabulary, and trivia contests for students to participate via e-mail. As a place to start, Syndicate.com has a free monthly vocabulary game contest.

The Learning Bridge is an online network designed for San Francisco Bay Area High Schools in San Francisco, the East Bay, and Marin. Find out more at The Learning Bridge.

As more and more schools are wired and can provide e-mail accounts to students, there is a growing opportunity for e-mail pen pals (keypals). Students can share stories, experiences, voice recordings, pictures, etc all via e-mail. A great place to start is ePals Exchange.