--- 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]> ------------------ 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 [log in to unmask] 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 >