Susan Fitzell - Educational Consultant and Speaker » White board participation activity http://hightestscores.org Practical Strategies for Co-taught, Inclusive, and Differentiated Classrooms! Tue, 22 May 2012 03:39:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Individual White Boards and Erasers -Low Budget Solutions http://hightestscores.org/individual-white-boards-and-erasers-low-budget-solutions/ http://hightestscores.org/individual-white-boards-and-erasers-low-budget-solutions/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:05:31 +0000 Susan Fitzell http://susanfitzell.edublogs.org/?p=102 Individual White Board Erasers

Free Alternatives

Do you use individual white boards with your students as a participation activity? Each student has a personal sized white board to use to answer questions. Buying white boards and erasers for an entire class would be awfully expensive. There are inexpensive ways to get white boards.

At Lowes or Home Depot teachers can purchase a sheet of flat white tile board for under twenty dollars. Often, store staff will cut the board to ‘personal size’ for free if they know it’s for educational use. Also, small pieces of carpet are available as free samples and work perfectly as erasers.

Another option is to purchase black or navy children’s sock. The sock are just the right size to hold a marker inside. The dark color keeps them looking nice longer. I put the white board, one sock and a dry-erase marker or erasable crayon in a Ziploc food storage bag. Students can store the bags in their desk or they can be stored all together in a milk rate It’s an efficient way to distribute the board and markers.

Some teachers shared that they use the Mr. Clean wipes. Others have shared a concern that they could be toxic. So, do be careful with what students use to wipe off their white boards.

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