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white boards & markers

by Moose

Jul 3, 2012

Do any of you use small white boards in your class? Do you have the students buy markers or do you provide them for them? If you have them buy their own, what do you do if someone forgets theirs? If you provide them, how do you distribute and keep track of them? Thanks

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Ann I, and most teachers, provide the markers. Usually teachers order them in January when they order their supplies for the following school year. Since the markers run out of ink quickly I order multiple markers of various colors. The markers are not used every single day and when they are used it's only for a few minutes..... the kids don't need to ...See More

Jul 5, 2012

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Karen Just want to add that, even if you DO use the markers and white boards every day, I agree with Ann that letting the kids keep the markers in their desks is not a good idea. Also, many classrooms do not have desks anymore - just tables - so there's no place for the kids to keep the markers anyhow. On 7/05/12, Ann wrote: > I, and most teachers, pr...See More

Jul 5, 2012

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liz I let my students use white boards every day. They have a bag in their desk with a black sock and the marker. They knew from day one my rule on using markers. Only during an assignment, never used for drawing or scribbling - only answering the question. If they abused the rule their white board and marker were taken away and they have to use pencil...See More

Jul 8, 2012

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Kristen That is a really neat idea to let all of the students use the white boards and markers to answer questions during whole group. It seems like you have set very clear expectations for handling the markers and boards. Setting the expectations right away is the key to a successful learning experience. It also seems like you have practiced the routine o...See MoreThat is a really neat idea to let all of the students use the white boards and markers to answer questions during whole group. It seems like you have set very clear expectations for handling the markers and boards. Setting the expectations right away is the key to a successful learning experience. It also seems like you have practiced the routine of using the white boards and markers a lot, so the students know exactly what they are supposed to do and how to take care of the boards. What a fun way to get the students involved while also practicing writing skills!

On 7/08/12, liz wrote: > I let my students use white boards every day. They have a bag in > their desk with a black sock and the marker. They knew from day one > my rule on using markers. Only during an assignment, never used for > drawing or scribbling - only answering the question. If they abused > the rule their white board and marker were taken away and they have > to use pencil and paper - they HATE that - so I only had a few > occasions when they didn't follow class rules on white boards. Also, > never to use marker on self - this happens and same rule applies. > On 7/05/12, Karen wrote: >> Just want to add that, even if you DO use the markers and white >> boards every day, I agree with Ann that letting the kids keep the >> markers in their desks is not a good idea. Also, many classrooms >> do not have desks anymore - just tables - so there's no place for >> the kids to keep the markers anyhow. >> On 7/05/12, Ann wrote: >>> I, and most teachers, provide the markers. Usually teachers >>> order them in January when they order their supplies for the >>> following school year. Since the markers run out of ink >>> quickly I order multiple markers of various colors. The >>> markers are not used every single day and when they are used >>> it's only for a few minutes..... the kids don't need to keep >>> them at their seats all day. Have a bucket or some place to >>> store them and have a student pass them out and then collect >>> them. (Or you could have each row/table of kids go up to the >>> bucket and get a marker one row/table at a time). Tell them in >>> advance that there's to be no arguing over marker colors....it >>> wastes time! >>> >>> >>> On 7/03/12, Moose wrote: >>>> Do any of you use small white boards in your class? Do you >>>> have the students buy markers or do you provide them for >>>> them? If you have them buy their own, what do you do if >>>> someone forgets theirs? If you provide them, how do you >>>> distribute and keep track of them? Thanks

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