Friday, March 13, 2009
I have not had a problem with white boards and messes. I am not very sure about the expense, they were bought before I entered the classroom. I have found that all students enjoy this and everyone gets into writing answers down. I believe that more students are involved with white boards because they do not have to raise their hand and get called upon. I found this more helpful. Students are not scared to put an answer that might not be right. However, they do not put appropriate messages on the board sometimes. Usually this can be changed by saying that if there are not appropriate pictures or messages we will not use them. After saying this once students were not writing appropriate things on them.
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Kids will find ways to make anything inappropriate if they can! I'm glad they are not messy. I really like the idea. I also like that they provide a way for students who normally wouldn't answer a chance to contribute. I think it would also be a great way to limit over-participation from those who blurt out answers too. Great idea!!
ReplyDeleteGood ---for asking for the appropriate behavior. I used little blackboards before and loved it. I could see how the lesson was going as I went.
ReplyDeleteI wish i had had these in my first placement, and i fully plan on getting them when i have a job! they sould SO helpful!
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