Interactive Whiteboard Maintenance

Focusing Questions

• Why is it important to keep your interactive whiteboard clean?

• How do you maintain an interactive whiteboard?• How do you remove marks from permanent

markers on an interactive whiteboard?• How does dry-eraser markers help clean the

surface of an interactive whiteboard?• How can we assist others to independently

maintain an interactive whiteboard?

Instruction

Framing The Session

• One of the common complaints that students and teachers have about their school’s technology, many times it does not work.

• Due to heavy usage everyday, equipment will begin to breakdown.

• Today, we going to learn how to maintain an interactive whiteboard and share that information with other students.

Teaching

• Before you clean an interactive whiteboard … shut down the computer and the projector. This should be done for two reasons:

• Cleansers and live sensors do not mix.• You will see dirt and streaks much easier with

the unit powered off.

• Let’s get started …

Teaching

• There are two places that should be cleaned on an interactive whiteboard:

• Pen and eraser holders• Board surface

• Dirt is the biggest enemy of an interactive whiteboard.

• Sensors will see the dirt and assume that the pen or eraser is in the holder and will not operate properly.

Teaching• To clean the pen

and eraser trays dampen a cotton swab and clean the sensor and get all corners inside the tray. Use a soft cloth to dry the trays.

SENSOR

SENSOR

Teaching

• To clean the board surface spray window cleaner on a paper towel and wipe down the board surface.

• This should be done on a weekly basis.

Board Surface

Teaching• If there are any

marks on the interactive white caused by a permanent marker, do the following:

Teaching• Use a dry-eraser

marker and trace over the mark.

• While the ink is still wet, wipe with a soft cloth.

• The solvents in dry-erase ink remove permanent ink.

Teaching• If there are any traces

of permanent ink left, spray the area with glass or whiteboard cleaner and wipe clean.

• When removing permanent marker ink, avoid using low-odor or non-scented dry eraser markers because they do not contain the appropriate solvents.

Guided Practice

• Now that you have been shown the procedure, it is your turn to try it.

• Perform each step slowly.

• Think it through.

Work Time

Work Time

• It’s time to try it on your own. You will pair up with a partner and for the next 30 minutes practice showing others how to do interactive whiteboard maintenance so they can do it independently.

• When the 30 minutes are up, we will come back together and discuss what you learned.

Work Time

• Step 1 – Students … decide which partner will be the iSquader and the Student.

• Step 2 - The iSquader will ask the Student what they know about doing interactive whiteboard maintenance.

• Step 3 - The iSquader will explain to the Student the purpose of each of the procedures.

• Step 4 - The iSquader will walk the Student through each step of interactive whiteboard maintenance.

• Step 5 - When the activity is completed, the iSquader will have the Student review the steps of interactive whiteboard maintenance again.

• Step 6 - Reverse Roles

Share

• Now let’s do a follow up to what we have learned today:

• … how dirt affects an interactive whiteboard• …proper interactive whiteboard maintenance• … removing marks from permanent markers• … assisting others on how to maintain

interactive whiteboards

Share

Let’s Review …• Why is it important to keep your interactive

whiteboard clean?• How do you maintain an interactive whiteboard?• How do you remove marks from permanent markers

on an interactive whiteboard?• How does dry-eraser markers help clean the surface

of an interactive whiteboard?• How can we assist others to independently maintain

an interactive whiteboard?

Share

Why is it important to keep your interactive whiteboard clean?

Answer:

Dirt is the biggest enemy of an interactive whiteboard. Sensors will see the dirt and assume that the pen or eraser is in the holder and will not operate properly.

How do you maintain aninteractive whiteboard?

Answer:• There are two places that should be cleaned on an

interactive whiteboard:• Pen and eraser holders• Board surface

• To clean the pen and eraser trays dampen a cotton swab and clean the sensor and get all corners inside the tray. Use a soft cloth to dry the trays.

• To clean the board surface spray window cleaner on a paper towel and wipe down the board surface.

• This should be done on a weekly basis.

How do you remove marks from permanent markers on

an interactive whiteboard?

• Answer:• Use a dry-eraser marker and trace over

the mark.

• While the ink is still wet, wipe with a soft cloth.

• If there are any traces of permanent ink left, spray the area with glass or whiteboard cleaner and wipe clean.

How does dry-eraser markershelp clean the surface of an

interactive whiteboard?

• Answer:• The solvents in dry-erase ink remove

permanent ink.• When removing permanent marker ink,

avoid using low-odor or non-scented dry eraser markers because they do not contain the appropriate solvents.

How can we assist others to independently maintain

an interactive whiteboard?

• Share what worked for you and your partner.