Recommended whiteboards for classroom/personal use?

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Hello everyone, my name is Ron Tucker and I'm quite new to this forum. I have recently started up a website to help teach about different whiteboards that are currently available, but would like to expand my knowledge as I most definitely don't know everything.

Seeing as you all are men and women of science, I thought this would be a great place to ask.

I appreciated any and all feedback, thanks guys!
 

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Ron Tucker76 said:
Hello everyone, my name is Ron Tucker and I'm quite new to this forum. I have recently started up a website to help teach about different whiteboards that are currently available, but would like to expand my knowledge as I most definitely don't know everything.

Seeing as you all are men and women of science, I thought this would be a great place to ask.

I appreciated any and all feedback, thanks guys!

Not sure what you are asking- comparisons of different whiteboards? Inexpensive versions of whiteboards?
 
Stephen Tashi said:
Are you talking about "whiteboards" as physical objects?

Or has "whiteboards" become some sort of educational jargon that refers to a lesson plan?

Whiteboards, at least the way I use the term, refer to versions of blackboards that use dry erase markers instead of chalk. They are especially common in labs that can't tolerate chalk dust.
 
Note to self: if the next post in the thread links to a site with examples of what the OP meant, ban the spammer.
 
A "whiteboard" is a free-form writing/drawing applications, often used in video conferencing. It allows for a quick hand sketch or drawing to be done live and be seen by all participants in such a conference.

It is also used for online or blended classes. It allows for an instructor or student to do a quick sketch during such a session.

For me, the use of a whiteboard for such online classes is a bit tedious if one doesn't have a touch-screen computer. Drawing something with a mouse is awful, and don't get me started on trying to write a math equation using that.

Instead, what I have done is pair up my computer with my iPad, and use an app that allows me to display what ever I'm writing free-form on my iPad projected onto my computer screen. If I am "sharing" my computer screen with all the participants, then they will see whatever I wrote live.

Zz.