Visualizing with Technology

I am a visual learner! Yes, I can't even get to a new place without being there a few times. You can ask my husband about this. I will have to be the one to take him to work in downtown Dallas for the next six months since his seizure and he hasn't been a happy passenger.  He is constantly getting on to me for forgetting to take the right exits. I will eventually get the hang of it. At least I don’t have to read a map. I read something and just end up with a blank look on my face as if I didn't read a darn thing.  When I read a book, most of the time I pray that there is a movie that goes with it just to make sure I understood the point.  So visual learning is the way to go for me!  I bet I could have gotten a lot further in school if the technology was available as much as it is today. 

Technology has a great impact on visual learning.  It has brought the opportunity to reach children who have a hard time learning by just direction or reading chapters from a book.  I have seen microscopes now that you can hook up to a monitor or TV and you are able to see cells and tiny organisms! Concepts can be better understood now, like the movement of flagella and their parts.  Technology allows us to create diagrams, charts, and graphs to show visuals of information. I believe things are better learned with the aid of visuals such as these. As humans we start out learning visually so why not continue to learn this way using technology to enhance it? Great idea or what?