Everyone knows about the benefits of a regular blackboard from school life.
It allows a lot: explain, verify, emphasize the importance of information. Times are changing, but as a way of presenting information, the board has not exhausted itself, it just became different, and, most importantly, the tool for presenting information has changed. The notorious piece of chalk was replaced by markers for blackboards. They somewhat remind everyone of familiar felt-tip pens, only due to the fact that they are designed to work in other conditions, have different properties.
Whiteboard Markers
The magnetic board is a white specially treated surface, it is distinguished by a wide size range, it allows you to attach educational materials with magnets, which makes the learning process more interesting and high-quality.
On such a beautiful surface, whiteboard markers are used when drawing. They differ in color and in the solvent used. The marker for a magnetic board can be of any color, but red, black, green and blue colors are most often used, they most attract attention, the lines they leave are visible from afar.
Felt-tip pens differ in the following qualities:
- The line they leave does not roll, it has an even appearance.
- Their trace is easily removed with a regular sponge or microfiber cloth.
- They do not cause harm to humans, which allows them to be used in children's creativity.
- Easy to remove from clothes or hands with ordinary soap or when washing with standard detergents.
Whiteboard Markers: Components
The marker is a felt-tip pen from the body and cap. The feather can be 3 to 12 mm in thickness. As ink, a concentrated dye with particles of hygroscopic substances is used. These ingredients prevent the marker from drying out quickly. By the validity period, they distinguish between disposable or with the possibility of refueling.
The industry produces several types of products:
- Water-based whiteboard markers do not harm a person, are easily washed off hands, and if washed, wash without problems. They do not have a strong alcohol smell, they can be recommended for children and adults.
- Alcohol markers have a pungent odor that quickly disappears, their lines dry quickly. It is applied to an adult audience.
- Fluorescent markers incorporate fluorescent components that glow.
Not all markers are designed for drawing on this surface. For a magnetic board, writing devices with white board markings are used. The trace that the marker for the magnetic board left is removed with a special sponge. For convenience, it may have a magnetic mount.
Using Markers
The use of a felt-tip pen during lessons at school increases the quality of the learning process. But this does not exhaust the capabilities of the marker:
- Magnetic marker boards along with felt-tip pens are used at meetings, presentations, corporate brainstorming sessions.
- A good gift of great practical importance is a magnetic board on the refrigerator. Whiteboard markers can be used when communicating, making a shopping list or a sweet declaration of love.
- Fluorescent felt-tip pens have proven themselves in advertising campaigns. The information written by these felt-tip pens on LED boards can be constantly updated, but it will always attract attention, will be noticeable from afar and will well advertise the manufacturer.
Whiteboard marker
This complex system of devices in practice is a board and a computer, interconnected. Image transmission can be performed using wires, also without them. The image from the computer is transferred to the board, and here a special marker for the interactive whiteboard is already used and a wide variety of corrections and changes are made.
How to choose markers
When choosing markers for a magnetic whiteboard, it is imperative to consider that permanent ones are not suitable for this purpose. When choosing which marker for a board is suitable, you need to consider that the surface is intended for repeated use. Consequently, a permanent felt-tip pen leaving a hard-to-erase mark is categorically unacceptable.
When buying markers, you need to pay attention to the amount of active substance. As the manufacturers guarantee, high-quality markers with a tip thickness of 8 mm and a dye weight of 8 grams can draw a line up to 400 m. When buying low-quality goods, the drawn line can be several meters in length.
Used markers for boards due to their structure and qualities need horizontal storage. Felt-tip pens entered the market that use the dry safe system, which allows the ink not to dry for several days if the marker is kept open.