"You know you're strung out when...
you wonder if brewing is a necessary step for the consumption of coffee."

Classroom Connect's Teacher Contact Database makes it easy to find other teachers who are interested in doing keypal exchanges, projects and more.

NASA K-12 "Online from Jupiter" Teacher Lounge has a teacher registration database where you can describe yourself and read other teachers' descriptions; a discussion group for teachers (available on Web or via Email), and a Webchat discussion area for "real-time" discussions.

K12 Net is a listing of BBS's (Bulletin Board Systems) that have forums for educators and students in grades K through 12.

Listservs: Global Teachers' Lounge provides a great introduction to listservs and newsgroups. If you don't know what listservs and newsgroups are, take the time to visit this site!

Newsgroups provide easy, informal communication with other educators. These are some of the most popular:

• k12.chat.teacher...Informal discussions among teachers in grades K-12.
• school.teachers...Informal discussions among teachers in general.
• k12.library...Informal discussions among K-12 librarians.
• misc.education...Informal discussions about U.S. educational system.
• sci.edu...Informal discussions about the science of education.
• can.schoolnet.chat.teachers...Informal discussions among Canadian teachers.
• uk.education.misc...Informal discussions about education in the UK.
• uk.education.teachers...Informal discussions among teachers in the UK.