text: There are so many ways to communicate without being face-to-face with someone, so it's very easy to be able to know what is going on in a class solely from being online. In fact, relationships between teachers and students can be fostered well if the student is dedicated to communicating with his or her teacher often. With all the modes of communication made available, a student can contact a teacher via emails, video calls, voice messages, texts, or phone calls. I have taken a couple online classes for my convenience, and being able to communicate with my teacher has always been effective. I always got a timely response from my teachers, and they were able to reach out to me often to see if I had any questions. In my online Spanish class, we had a requirement to have a call with our teacher every week to talk about how we were doing on our assignments, so there was a good connection developed throughout the course. There are even options where you can collaborate online with students on assignments, which contributes to having more of a connection with others. Effective communication online can help students feel closer with others that they can't directly talk to.