Managing resources:Equipment and teaching aids

THE BOARDBy: NEILYS COFFRE DELIA P. FLORES

Reasons for use it

• Cleareness and tidiness.• Teacher’s face.• Great chance to assimilate the lessons better.

THE BOARD• It is the most usual and essential teaching

aid.• Theachers must know: The reasons for use it. The advantages and disadvantages. The correct use of it.

PREREQUISITES

• Start with a clean board

• Write legibly

• Use right implements

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Advantages:Whiteboards look betterWriting can be easily erasedExellent screen to do a formal presentation

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

• DisadvantagesMore expensive than chalkboards.Some students find it hard to read witings

How to make the best use of the board

1. Use color to make the board look attractive.2. Adjust the size of your writing to the size of the

room and the board.3. Clean the board.

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Disadvantages On The Use Of Whiteboard. Retrieved from http://sterlingbrown.hubpages.com/hub/Dry-Erase-Board.

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• Ambler, S.(2009).Tips for Whiteboard Modeling. Retrieved from http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/whiteboards.htm.