This week we discussed computer-assisted learning. I looked at an article about how Orange County has changed using 1940 census data.
In addition to the text itself, the article contains video content, links to charts and graphics on the census data, and an explanation on how to determine the important information in the census data.
I think the extra content helps the reader to further understand the point the author is trying to develop throughout the text. Some people are visual learners, and can pick up on the important content through the graphics and video instead of filtering through some of the text. In my opinion, graphics and video are a fun alternative to the print we usually see throughout a newspaper.
Some people memorize things easier looking at pictures or even texts and they can reproduce all they saw using a lot of details. Sometimes reading a text is not enough to imagine a picture in your mind that is why graphic and videos are used for better understanding.
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