IdeaPaint can transform any flat surface into an erasable marker board. I tested it out for this upcoming school year and I absolutely loved the results.

It’s amazing.

Goodbye chalk.

I really like chalk. When I’m not teaching I travel the country as a speaker and a chalk artist. Seriously.  While chalk is a beautiful medium for art on stage, it is an outdated tool in the classroom, especially as classes bring in more and more technology. 

Chalk is bad for electronics. As a wired educator that loves to engage students and empower them with technology, chalk is simply bad for electronics. If you use chalk and have ever cleaned the filter on your projector or looked inside a computer encasement you know exactly what I mean. 

Dry Erase boards look sharp.  I love the contrast and speed of my writing on dry erase boards. Installing a marker board in a classroom can be difficult and expensive, and you are often limited to specific dimensions. IdeaPaint transcends all ideas of what a dry erasable surface can be and can transform you classroom into an incredible learning environment. 

I was recently moved to a different classroom. I lost my marker board and inherited some blackboards that are well over sixty years old. 

In just a few days with very little effort, I was able to transform these old, beaten chalkboards into beautiful marker boards. Love it.

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