A few weeks ago, Julie tweeted the following: “timeline tool, schmimeline tool. chalk ftw.” This post led to a conversation among a few of us, ending with Siva Vaidhyanathan requesting a ProfHacker “entry on chalk and boards.” Siva, this one’s for you! (Don’t let it ever be said that we don’t take requests here!)
Here at ProfHacker, we have frequently espoused the wonder of whiteboards. George’s first wish for his ideal classroom is whiteboards, and lots of ‘em. Amy lists a small whiteboard among her favorite academic tools. Jason likes them so much that he likes to turn his iPad into a whiteboard at times. In a post from last year, one of my top pieces of advice for new teachers was to make sure they had their own whiteboard markers with them at all times.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Four Reasons I Love Teaching with Chalk - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Author: Brian Croxall
