To me at least, the different types are easy to understand. White-board - the color of the board is white, it is used for dry erase markers. Black-board - the

To me at least, the different types are easy to understand. White-board - the color of the board is white, it is used for dry erase markers. Black-board - the color of the board is black, it is used with chalk. Chalk-board - the color of the board doesn't matter, it likely uses chalk to write with and is therefore a "blackboard" as well.