Current trends and issues in education, and especially in school counseling, indicate the importance of collaborating for student success. With the proliferation of computer and networking technologies at their fingertips, school counselors can effectively forge greater collaborations among various stakeholders by creating virtual communities--electronically supported "meeting places." This article highlights how school counselors can benefit from virtual communities, how to recognize virtual communities, and the advantages and disadvantages of virtual communities. (Contains 18 references.) (GCP)