Two other issues to bring up:
Cost: whiteboards are significantly more expensive
Security: people (students and faculty) consistently use the wrong type
of marker, damaging the board and requiring special cleaning.
Whiteboard rooms need to be locked when not in use for this reason.
SHAFIN1@aol.com wrote:
> Our college is in the process of inquiring replacing blackboards by
> whiteboards. However several concerns were raised by faculty about
> white boards. I am listing them for your kind response as most of you
> have had several years experience using white boards in your classrooms.
>
> 1) Does the scent of the felt markers bother students or faculty?
>
> 2) What color of felt marker is the easiest to read on the white board?
>
> 3) What solution do you use for clean-up? Does it work well?
>
> 4) Where do you order your pens and clean-up solution from ?
>
> 5) Do custodians ever clean the white boards?
>
> 6) Any other drawbacks you have encountered with using a white board
> as opposed to a black board?
>
> 7) What are the positives for you of using a white board?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Shafin H. Ali
> SFCC and Whitworth College
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