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 Using technology to improve feedback and effort 

Motivation and effort are important factors for students' success. Technology is another tool that teachers can integrate to the curriculum to improve the students' motivation and effort. As educators we need to motivate the students to improve their work. We need to constantly support their efforts no matter how small they are. Constant positive feedback is one of the ways we have to improve students' efforts. Technology provides us different tools to improve our feedback systems and enhance students' vision of their efforts. Through the use of spreadsheets software, students can monitor the effect of their efforts in their learning process. The use of these technology tools will give the students a promptly feedback that will empower them to feel responsible and have ownership of their learning. Using spreadsheets to keep records of their progress, graph their work results and link them to their efforts will create a clear vision for the students. This process will help them focus, recognizing and addressing the areas that need the most improvement and effort.

Another tool that technology offers to accomplish this goal is the collection data software. Teachers can use these technologies to create surveys to measure the students' effort. These surveys can also help the students realize if they are trying their best to improve their work or have better grades. Teachers can use the results of these surveys to help struggling students focus on the areas or strategies they need to improve. The integration of technology in every aspect of our student's learning should be common sense to educators. Today's learners are digital natives, their world revolves around technology and they use it in every part of their lives, why we can make it part of every aspect of their learning success.  The video below shows how important is to motivate and engage our students and the use of technology to achieve the engagement needed. []