--- Forwarded Message from Kathy L Berry <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:27:13 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Kathy L Berry <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #4968 Erasing Whiteboards
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>

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Try Windex or an all purpose cleaner (non-abrasive, of course).  We had
the same problem with the ghosting and our student workers were getting 
headaches from the cleaner fumes.  It's going on 5 years now 
and the Windex still does a better job than the cleaner and has yet to
damage the board.  

Kathy L. Berry
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Language Resource Center
(414) 229-4456
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On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, LLTI-Editor wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from Daniel Tom <[log in to unmask]> ---
> 
> >Date:  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:40:28 -1000
> >From:  Daniel Tom <[log in to unmask]>
> >To:    [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Erasing Whiteboards
> 
> This may appear to be a rather mundane problem and certainly not very high
> tech.  However, it is a very real problem with our Japanese classes.  We
> have three media classrooms, all equipped with TV monitor, VCR, overhead
> projector, and taperecorder.  All are carpeted.  Due to all the media
> equipment, whiteboards were installed.  Two of these classrooms are used
> exclusively for Japanese classes.  The Japanese instructors are frequently
> writing kanji and often they have their students in pairs or in threes do
> kanji practice on the board.  Due to this heavy usage, the whiteboards
> have constant "ghosting" and "shadowing" from incomplete erasing or the
> eraser creating black smudges.  We have a supply of cleaner fluid, but it
> is very expensive and has a very strong smell and we cannot afford to
> place the bottle of fluid in the classroom to be used at the instructor's
> discretion.  It would probably be emptied in no time.  We have advised
> instructors to please erase immediately and not let the writing set on the
> board.  We have recommended using a damp cloth or paper towel to wipe the
> board as the marker ink is water soluble. Some Japanese instructors now prefer
> to use a regular classroom with a chalkboard rather than deal with the
> ghosting of the whiteboard.  They would rather put up with the chalk dust!
> How have the rest of you dealt with this problem?  Does anyone have any
> suggestions on how to solve this?  Thank you.
> 
> Daniel Tom
> Language Telecommunications, Resource & Learning Center
> University of Hawaii
> E-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> FAX:     808-956-5134
> Voice:   808-956-5118
>