Web Forums Web forums provide another method for people with similar interests to interact in an asynchronous manner. Forums are oftentimes called newsgroups or community bulletin boards and there are literally thousands of them on the Internet. Different from a listserv, because you post a message to a particular place and then others come to the site, read your comments and respond. When you send a message to a listserv, everyone subscribed to the list receives your message in their mailbox.
Web forums are the newer version of newsgroups and are much easier to access and use.
Once you find a web forum for a topic which interests you, it is as simple as pointing and clicking to read a message and reply to it. You can browse the discussion topics or do a keyword or phrase search. If you have additional questions about how to use a web-based forum, Google Groups is the place to go once again. Navigating Usenet 3. An extensive list of K-12 science education forums can also be found at Google Groups.