All Blogs from August 2008

Whiteboards and Chalkboards Keep Cyclists on Notice at the Tour de France

You may think that whiteboards and chalkboards belong in the conference room or classroom, but breakaway bicyclists in the Tour de France use them to stay a step ahead of the main pack in back of them. More specifically, motorbikes ride alongside...
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Posted by Taeho Lim
August 5th 2008 2:45 pm

Interactive Whiteboard Video: What to Do on a Date (1951)

Part 2 of our Interactive Whiteboard Educational Video Series comes from a 1951 film about what to do on a date. It’s on the longer side at 10:46 in total, but it has some memorable quotes and moments. Also, note that at ~5:44, Nick gets his insp...
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Posted by Taeho Lim
August 13th 2008 5:13 pm

A History of the Chalkboard and Whiteboard in Two Paragraphs

Ever wondered how chalkboards became a staple in schools across the country? According to Jerry Wojenski’s illustrated timeline, students originally used individual slabs of slate (i.e. the old school equivalent of personal lap-sized chalkboards)...
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Posted by Taeho Lim
August 18th 2008 4:17 pm

Chalkboard versus White Board: A (Very) General Comparison

Last week, we summarized the history of the chalkboard and how the white board has quickly taken over in classrooms and board rooms across the nation and around the world. But what prompted the change? As we noted before, people believed that cha...
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Posted by Taeho Lim
August 27th 2008 5:20 pm