At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard

Re:At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackb... by cturner on Tuesday January 13, 2009 @06:57AM (#431932)

While RK is asking - has anyone had contact with those glass boards that Joel wrote about recently?

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Re:At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackb... by mseebach on Tuesday January 13, 2009 @08:28AM (#431997)

Yep, they're nice.

One thing though, when there's direct light, what's written on the surface casts a shadow on the painted back-side. It looks a bit odd.

Also, the same effect results in a fuzzy picture when the glass board is used as a projector screen.

I'd love to experiment with back-lighting the glass board. If would eliminate the shadow-problem, and look pretty neat, I think.

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Re:At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackb... by ponnap on Tuesday January 13, 2009 @08:43AM (#432013)

We've had them in my previous company. How different are they from the regular whiteboards?

They probably look a lot cleaner than the white ones after years of usage. If the ink in the marker dries out, it is harder to read than it is to, from a whiteboard. Can't think of others for now.

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