School Supplies Accessories - FAQs

Q1: What are the different types of white boards?

Answer: The three main types of whiteboard materials are melamine, porcelain, and glass. Melamine whiteboard are a laminate coating with plastic back by a pressboard. Made from an inexpensive laminate, but less durable material. Porcelain whiteboards are a very durable and non-porous material. Easy to clean but they are heavy in weight. Glass whiteboards are considered the best, due to their durability, ease of use, and resilience.

Q2: Is a Whiteboard the Same as A Dry Erase Board?

Answer: Whiteboards are also known as dry erase boards. Mostly are made of the same material, melamine, porcelain or glass.

Q3: How to keep whiteboard clean?

Answer: Clean whiteboard with whiteboard cleaner, using a cloth, weekly. Warm soapy water, window cleaner and peroxide all work well too. Stay away from wax-based cleaners as they leave a pesky film on the whiteboard.

Q4: Why do whiteboards stop erasing?

Answer: When whiteboard erasers or duster become overloaded with ink, they can no longer erase efficiently. Keep your whiteboard duster clean and replace it timely.

Q5: How to clean Whiteboard duster or eraser?

Answer: Soaking the erasers in mixture of hot water and a little dish soap for 20 minutes, then gently, scrub with brush, wash with simple water and your duster is ready to clean again.

Q6: How long is a classroom ruler?

Answer: The standard metric ruler is 30 cm long, equal to 12 inches or 1 foot.

Q7: Are rulers in cm or mm?

Answer: Standard classroom rulers are in cm. The numbers on the ruler represent centimeters (cm). there are 10 lines represent millimeters (1 line = 1 millimeter) for each centimeter.

Q8: What is the distance of ruler?

Answer: Inch-rulers are usually divided up by eighth-inch (or 0.125 in) segments. Centimeter rulers are divided up by tenth-centimeter (or 0.1 cm) segments. Note that the distance between two points is the absolute value of the difference between the numbers shown on the ruler.

Q9: What are the different types of file folders?

Answer: There are six main types of folders: File folders, Hanging file folders, Expanding file folders, Classification folders, Zip folders, Pocket folders.

Q10: Are plastic folders better than paper?

Answer: Poly Folders are more durable and water-resistant. So, they are inexpensive and last long option.