The online age is starting to change the way we get the message across to students. As information intermediaries, we must seek new means to reach our students or consumers. Online learning is becoming increasingly popular for reaching students to help them increase their reading and comprehension of what they read. As a history teacher, it becomes frustrating to assign homework that students don't do, because they can't. The use of technology has the ability to allow teachers to teach the student, instead of teaching at the grade level. Jon Bower, CEO of Lexia Learning Systems, highlights this fact when he states: “Technology has a crucial role to play in our schools. Unfortunately, it has little to do with integrated learning systems, Internet access and technology courses which are usually organised." provided to our children. In fact, most independent studies on the effects of such additions over the past 10 years have failed to find any. The best role of technology in our schools is to help our children's teachers and administrators do their jobs better. They need measurement tools to know who needs to learn what and databases that track assessment progress. in real time, not just at the end of the year. When students work on skill-building apps instead of workbooks, their teachers receive reports that highlight problem areas and track progress. The databases generate reports that highlight skill acquisition at the level taught by teachers, rather than in terms of grade level. “With the creation of Proposition 13 and other programs that limited funding to after-school programs, schools. they had to work overtime to serve the same population. The use of computers and technology is one way to counteract the shortcomings we face.II. Nothing to Fear, But Fear Itself: Both Positive and Negative Elements of the History and Reading Curriculum One of the things my colleagues find frustrating is the lack of a tool that can provide an assessment that can effectively monitor the level that students they could reach. Lessons must be designed to allow students the flexibility to be responsible for their own learning. The "ownership" of the lesson can stimulate the student to continue on the path of knowledge. The READ 180 program used in Leadership Public Schools is one way to help strengthen our students' reading comprehension. Movi...... middle of paper......ne that comes with traditional brick and mortar classrooms. The developed models are necessary for students to cope with and ultimately succeed. One of the many tools I hope students can gain is to seek new ways of learning and not be afraid of the freedom to choose one of those ways. When we are behind the door and only have a tiny portal to look through, the other side seems really tiny and foreign. Our job is to bring the light to the other side of the door, to show our students that there is so much more that can be gleaned by abandoning some of the traditional forms of education we are accustomed to. There are good and bad points to online education. Our job is to ensure that all options are open to students. Research on online learning has made it possible to appreciate in-person learning. Reading nonverbal cues is something that gets overlooked when teaching in person. Knowing the advantages of the F2F model can lead to.