At the heart of social studies education is the notion that social studies teachers teach core civic values that educate citizens and perpetuate democracy. The author of this article asserts that as the democratic system continues to evolve, technology is playing a greater role in how people learn and communicate. It makes sense, then, that social studies educators use technology to teach new forms of communication. As more and more schools offer, or in some cases insist upon, Internet-based class interfaces, it is worth the time to evaluate how successful electronic discourse enhances classroom instruction. What exactly is electronic discourse? How is it known that the task is improving student learning? To help answer these questions, the author describes an electronic discussion board-related assignment completed by her 10th-grade world history students and also detail her conclusions, overall, about working with this medium. (Contains 3 notes.)