Talk:Whiteboard/Archives/2011

Automated Whiteboards
Could last section explain automated whiteboards more clearly? --Daniel C. Boyer 18:56, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)


 * Tried to. What exactly are you looking for? Dysprosia 21:37, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Advantages
Perhaps you could use a projector with a white board, but I have rarely seen this due to the glare. And depending on what is being projected, I don't know how well your marks would show up. I don't think that it is an advantage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.247.43.80 (talk) 19:01, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I used to do it all the time in my classroom. It works really well. The glare isn't that bad (depending on the throw), and the marks always show clearly, regardless of what's being displayed. 122.106.79.237 (talk) 03:36, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

How does a whiteboard "save paper" as listed in the article? It has no reference. Spock35 (talk) 20:59, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You don't have to distribute what you're writing to everyone. Or draping a large piece of paper on the wall and writing on it. OOZ662 (talk) 04:37, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

"Advantages" and "Disadvantages" are relative to some other thing. For example, "An advantage of a jet engine over a propeller is that its performance increases at altitude." Unless there's a direct comparison between whiteboards and some other technology in the same space, these titles need to be changed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.107.0.81 (talk) 22:23, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Disadvantages
The marker for whiteboards also limit the supply of ink useable in a classroom. Though this can be avoided by having a larger supply of markers, they don't write very well when they are low on ink and are also more expensive for their use compared to chalk. 70.111.251.203 00:42, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

They are very frustrating to use because of how quickly they dry out and how expensive they are. Are there any solvent-less pens that work? Something like a china pencil? At least there could be something refillable. I'm looking, if anyone has ideas. Whiteboards are here to stay for the rest of my teaching career. Rotiferphile 05:32, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

No Glare Sprays?
Are there any sprays that will reduce glare on high gloss whiteboards that are used for projection? I know there are projection filters and low gloss boards available...but these are rather costly alternatives.

Ponders pen 01:11, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

No, you're talking about putting a matte finish over a glossy finish which isn't possible. Expensive boards come coated with an anti-glare treatment but this has to be done in the factory in a vacuum. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.135.245.202 (talk) 08:06, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Copyvio?
The History section includes significant phrases and organization taken from http://www.blackboards-uk.co.uk/history.html, but it's difficult to distill the cribbed elements from the non. Powers T 15:12, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Deleted White
I know that this is a very minimal change, but I deleted White from the sentence: Personal boards are very inexpensive and are commonly framed in white plastic.--Jake Da Snake (talk) 06:25, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Black Whiteboard?
Are there any "whiteboards" that are black? Not chalkboards, but whiteboards in the color of black. --213.112.157.199 (talk) 06:09, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I have seen black ones that use neon-colored markers. More common are grey ones; I own one, in fact. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.206.156.240 (talk) 22:26, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Markers
Does anyone know the toxicity of the markers? Danger to children if they write on themselves with the stuff? Ingest? What are they made of? This seems relevant material, but unaddressed. 206.55.188.83 (talk) 15:14, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I think the most serious toxicity is in the solvent when inhaled. It's methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) and is nasty stuff. It's supposed to be "safe" under normal usage --- whatever that is, but I wouldn't want to be inhaling it all day, or even for a whole hour. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.233.81.25 (talk) 22:16, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Material confusion
In the "Surface Materials" section, under "Hardcoat laminate," is this passage: "Less common than other whiteboard surfaces, because they usually are used in combination with something else (a cabinet, doors or table tops for example). (this statement applies to Procelain steel which is the only lifetime warranty available on the market)" The second parenthetical part needs to be fixed (including the spelling of porcelain), but I was wondering if the first sentence was intended for the section "Porcelain, enamel-on-steel." Voskoboinikov (talk) 17:44, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Wytebord vs. Whiteboard

 * I've seen the spelling "Wytebord" some times, so I wonder if this is a correct spelling. As for an example I got a marker that's called "PILOT Wytebord Marker WBMA-L JAPAN". Is this just a way PILOT likes to write it or is it correct?

Scatchboard
Scatchboards are white boards than may get confused with whiteboards with reason of colour. Don`t you think it fits same same article to be mentioned, also ?188.25.52.139 (talk) 00:59, 15 December 2011 (UTC)Paul;)