Re: RE: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Thanks for sending along that tip! I use whiteboards because 1. that is what we have 2.I just can't use powerpoints in many of my courses given that my upper division classes require class participant with me writing their comments on the board and the class discussion driving how I cover issu

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Nancy Melucci said: > > Hmmm...whiteboards are bad for your brain and > nervous system, chalkboards are bad for your lungs. > It doesn't seem like much of a choice, does it? > > If we put aside our health issues, it would seem > that chalk may be hard on our clothes, but marker >

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Option C: Due to arm problems, I have been using washable overheads slides for YEARS (can't use a black or white board b/c can't write on a wall). The big advantage is you can save them from class to class for review. Even in the same class, they ask a question about something discussed earlier,

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

I vote for whiteboards. They're easier for the students to read. I carry my own markers with me (and know enough to cap them). And in the rooms with greenboards, there seem to be only teeny-tiny stubs of chalk to use. And that chalk dust is just messy. If someone accidentally uses a permanent

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Wow - when reading your title I thought it meant "where to physically lean on the board." In this regard, greenboards are far superior. Leaning on a whiteboard with transfer the dry erase marker to your shirt - permanently. Chalk can be washed out Seriously, though - we went to all whit

RE: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Well, both have their pluses and minuses. With blackboards and chalk your cleaning bills goes higher; with whiteboards and markers you go higher. :-) Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmierhttp://www.therandomthoughts.com Department of His

RE: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Unless you're in North America. In which case, you can order Auspen markers here: http://www.ecosmartworld.com/ -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...

RE: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Refillable whiteboard markers: http://auspenmarkers.com/. The markers are pricey, but the refillable ink is not. One ink bottle ($7.95) is good for 40 refills, according to their website. The ink is xylene-free, which nixes the smell issue. If you're worried about the markers walking off, car

RE: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

nces (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean? Hmmm...whiteboards are bad for your brain and nervous system, chalkboards are bad for your lungs. It doesn't seem like much of a choice, does it? If we put aside our health issues, it would seem that chalk may be hard

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Paul C Bernhardt wrote: White boards because of the following: chalk dust. Chalk dust on the hands is annoying, but wash and moisturize and no big deal. Chalk dust gets in computer and projector systems in the rooms and they degrade much more quickly. White boards are the future because of that a

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

is harder. Is there an option "C"? Nancy Melucci LBCC -Original Message- From: Claudia Stanny mailto:csta...@uwf.edu>> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) mailto:tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu>> Sent: Fri, Mar 26, 2010 11:31 am Subject: Re: [tips] Blackboa

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- From: Ken Steele [mailto:steel...@appstate.edu] Sent: March 26, 2010 11:30 To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean? I am with Nancy on this issue: Chalk boards should be used in classrooms. We had a nice white board

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C"? Nancy Melucci LBCC -Original Message- From: Claudia Stanny To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Fri, Mar 26, 2010 11:31 am Subject: Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean? I'll confirm this preference for whiteboards on the basis o

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

I am with Nancy on this issue: Chalk boards should be used in classrooms. We had a nice white board installed in one of our classrooms and it was a disaster. First, faculty never capped pens tightly and the pens would be dried up and useless within 24 hours of first use. We went through a

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

I'll confirm this preference for whiteboards on the basis of health/environment. UWF just celebrated the grand opening of a wonderful state-of-the-art science and engineering building (housing Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics/Statistics). After much faculty discussion about th

Re: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

OK. We switched to whiteboards without any consultation with anyone. I do not like them, mostly for environmental reasons. I believe they are an environmental NIGHTMARE. The boards themselves don't last (whereas green/blackboards last indefinitely). The pens are full of chemicals, plastic, fume

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Hi You might be interested in the on-line poll and comments at: http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2009/09/academic_poll_black_or_white.php Definitely a difference of opinion! Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca Department

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s one must use on them may be the future, but if so, the future really sucks, IMO. Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College -Original Message- From: Paul C Bernhardt To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Fri, Mar 26, 2010 10:46 am Subject: RE: [tips] Blackboards vs W

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. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -Original Message- From: Jean-Marc Perreault [mailto:jperrea...@yukoncollege.yk.ca] Sent: Fri 3/26/2010 1:36 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards

[tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Hi Everyone, I am seeking your opinions, but mostly your experience and knowledge of research around the usage of greenboards (blackboards) vs whiteboards. My VP Academic has asked me to prepare a proposal to replace all existing blackboards with whiteboards and I would like to include data in th