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| Which would you rather use? |
| Classic chalk |
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42% |
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47% |
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
Big fan of plain old white chalk. I use the board boldly: writing big, illustrating, emphasizing. By the end of class I've usually left an artistic tableau of the lesson essentials. The kids (PS) get to clean up after me haha. Oh & chalkholders are for sissies.
Whiteboards suck. Markers are quick to fade (chalk holds its integral quality down to the nub) & the whiteboard itself soon becomes permanently grubby (chalkboards always come pristine again).
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I'm with Schwa on this one, I like to both write and draw on the board. I know using powerpoints is popular these days, but if I can help it, I'd prefer using the chalkboard to using the computer. I've also noticed that my handwriting is automatically more attractive when written in chalk than with a marker, probably because the chalk gives a bit more resistance.
| isitts wrote: |
I like the water chalk here (need water to erase it) because the students can't erase it with their fingers while walking into/out of class.
Also, the chalk stays on for hammer/fly swatter games. Anything on a whiteboard gets smudged on the first strike. |
I did use that water chalk for one year and I found it to be okay for the reasons you listed, but I like being able to erase things with my own hand sometimes too, so I think I'd prefer normal chalk overall. Any kind of swatting game just has to wait until the end of class, so that the accidental erasing is no loss. |
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wooden nickels
Joined: 23 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Fox wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
Big fan of plain old white chalk. I use the board boldly: writing big, illustrating, emphasizing. By the end of class I've usually left an artistic tableau of the lesson essentials. The kids (PS) get to clean up after me haha. Oh & chalkholders are for sissies.
Whiteboards suck. Markers are quick to fade (chalk holds its integral quality down to the nub) & the whiteboard itself soon becomes permanently grubby (chalkboards always come pristine again).
No contest. |
I'm with Schwa on this one, I like to both write and draw on the board. I know using powerpoints is popular these days, but if I can help it, I'd prefer using the chalkboard to using the computer. I've also noticed that my handwriting is automatically more attractive when written in chalk than with a marker, probably because the chalk gives a bit more resistance.
| isitts wrote: |
I like the water chalk here (need water to erase it) because the students can't erase it with their fingers while walking into/out of class.
Also, the chalk stays on for hammer/fly swatter games. Anything on a whiteboard gets smudged on the first strike. |
I did use that water chalk for one year and I found it to be okay for the reasons you listed, but I like being able to erase things with my own hand sometimes too, so I think I'd prefer normal chalk overall. Any kind of swatting game just has to wait until the end of class, so that the accidental erasing is no loss. |
Same here! |
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