  We study single kaon production off the nucleon induced by electrons
(positrons) i.e. $e^-(e^+) + N \rightarrow \nu_e (\bar \nu_e) + \bar K (K) +
N^\prime$ at low energies.
  The possibility of observing these processes with the high luminosity beams
available at TJNAF and Mainz is discussed, taking into account that the
strangeness conserving electromagnetic reactions have a higher energy threshold
for $\bar K (K)$ production.
  The calculations are done using a microscopic model that starts from the
SU(3) chiral Lagrangians, includes background terms and the resonant mechanisms
associated to the lowest lying resonance $\Sigma^*(1385)$.
