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5 Tips to Keep Your Classroom Desk Clean

It’s time to head back to school, and the new hybrid learning schedule means kids need to learn how to keep their workspaces clean.

Whether it’s your kids going back to school, or you are the student, it’s important to be aware that shared learning spaces now require frequent cleaning.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you should clean shared spaces like school classrooms at least once a day per class held in that room. This means that in an elementary classroom where the children stay in the same classroom for most of the day, cleaning once before school is acceptable.

However, cleaning middle school, high school, and college classrooms before each new session in that classroom or lecture hall is essential. Places like libraries, media centers, and cafeterias should also have a frequent cleaning schedule where disinfecting occurs once every hour.    

5 Tips for Cleaning Classroom Desks or Workstations at School

It is essential that you teach your children the correct way to clean their workstations at school. This cleaning process includes their classroom desk, their workstation in the computer lab, and any other shared workspace they use.

Here are the cleaning techniques you and your child should be using to clean their workstation, both at home and at school:

1. Remove textbooks or printed materials from surfaces
2. Disinfect every surface with a disposable wipe
3. Sanitize all shared writing implements
4. Use a can of air to clean dust from keyboards in the computer lab
5. Clean desks, chairs, and lab workstation before and after every class session 

If you are a college student going back to school, you need to take precautions when working in a shared workspace. These precautions include any space shared in your dorm with your roommate. If you plan to share living space in a dorm, the Kensington offers the Pro Fit® Ergo Wireless Keyboard and Mouse – or any of their Pro Fit® Ergo solutions – that you can use in school. It features dual wireless pairing for quick connection to the computer, eliminating the need to use shared keyboards.     

How to Clean Shared Workstation for Kids Going Back to School

Schools and colleges have begun implementing cleaning protocols as advised by the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO). These health organizations have partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop cleaning protocols for products able to kill the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Here is what they say you need to be doing to clean shared workstations at school.

How to Clean the Classroom

To clean the classroom, begin with the high-contact surfaces in the room. These include:

• Doorknobs and handles
• Light switches
• Desks
• Chairs
• Storage containers
• Community tables
• Shared writing instruments
• Other shared materials

Thoroughly wipe every surface with an approved cleaner. Ensure that you clean underneath each item. Also, for classrooms with small children, thoroughly clean any educational toys the children will be using. Utilize these disinfecting methods in a daycare setting as well.

How to Clean the Computer Lab

For disinfecting a computer lab, use the same method above to clean the high-contact surfaces. At the computer station, clean and disinfect the computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse – be sure to remove the trackball and wipe thoroughly. Use a can of air to clean between the keys of the keyboard, if necessary.

If you are the parent of a school-aged child, make sure that you teach them these protocols for cleaning the shared workstation in a school computer lab. The Pro Fit® Washable USB Keyboard is an excellent choice for a washable keyboard. And with Kensington’s Wipe-Down Protection approval, you know your keyboard won’t get damaged no matter how many times you have to clean it.

How to Clean the Library or Media Room

The custodian staff at schools and Universities will manage the EPA cleaning protocols for the facility. Yet, it is still essential that you or your student knows how to clean the shared workstations within the library and media center. Before setting up a workstation for study, ensure that you or the student wipes down the seat or chair, every surface of the desk, and any input ports or outlets that the student will be using.

Kensington’s Method for Exposure Testing

Kensington uses a military-grade method for testing the integrity of their products. Their MIL-STD-810H METHOD 504.3 Contamination by Fluids test determines whether a product will incur degradation of its surfaces when exposed to specific cleaning agents.

Kensington’s military-grade product line is subjected to and has passed this new standard of product testing to prevent equipment degradation from frequent cleaning. Just look for the Wipe-Down Protection seal when you buy with Kensington.

When they look for degradation, they are looking for the following:

• Visual signs of defect
• Any deterioration of the materials
• Any discoloration
• Cracks
• Effect on the function of the product

The wipe-down chemicals chosen for the test are chemical cleaners found everywhere standard cleaning supplies are available, and are considered strong disinfect or sanitization cleaning products.

The process is to expose the item to the chemical for 24 hours. After letting the fluid drain naturally, they observe the product for any changes in visual appearance and performance. Then, they assess the article for degradation and record the findings. If the item passes, no further testing takes place.

However, if an item fails, it is retested – only this time, the person conducting the test exposes the product to the chemical for only 8 hours (intermittent exposure). They then record the results.

Back to School with Kensington’s Portable Solutions for Keeping Clean and Staying Safe 

Head back to school with confidence. By learning the new standard in government-approved cleaning protocols, you protect yourself from viruses such as COVID-19. At Kensington, we have developed products capable of withstanding repeated exposure to harsh cleaning agents. 

Here at Kensington, we strive to set the new standard of testing. For the latest information about our MIL-STD Wipe-Down Protection seal, contact us today.  

Truth For Teachers - The clean desk diagram

When I taught third grade, I found I’d often ask the kids to clean up their desks only to have them look at me quizzically and reply, “I did!” I would peer into their desks and see bits of crayon wrapper, balled up pieces of paper, and mountains of broken pencils piled on top of crooked stacks of books and exclaim, “Does this look clean to you?” The kids would stare at me blankly, move some things around, and then show me a desk three seconds later that looked only marginally better.

That’s when I realized that MY expectations for a clean desk were completely different than the KIDS’ expectations. And it was time I figured out a way to get us on the same page.

Since my class was already learning about text features, I decided to incorporate some literacy skills by making a diagram. I drew this clean desk diagram and hung it up at the front of the room:

I then introduced my expectations in a mini lesson which taught students how to use the diagram to clean their desks and check to see if their desks were clean. I encouraged them to figure out the reason why each aspect of the diagram was included and how it would help them to find and care for their materials more easily.

After the introductory mini lesson, I’d conduct periodic desk checks. These weren’t done in a crazy drill sergeant way–they were actually fun for the kids because I’d made cleaning up into a game, and the kids were anxious to see if their desks would match up to the diagram and pass inspection. We had a lot of fun with it!  The first desk check I did was usually later the same day that I taught the mini lesson so students’ desks were still fairly neat and it wouldn’t take long. I modeled how to do a desk check by reading each element and checking a student’s desk to see if it matched, narrating my thoughts as I went: “Let’s see…#1…two pencils and an eraser…nope, I only see one pencil, so let me get another out of the supply box. Okay, now #1 matches.  #2…all supplies in the pencil box which should be on top of the books or between the stacks, yep, got that…#3…” and so on. Then I gave students about one minute to read each element on the diagram and check their desks in the same way.

The clean desk diagram worked wonders in terms of making sure kids understood exactly what was expected. But of course, the kids didn’t automatically keep their desks clean just because I’d shown them how! They needed reminders and practice opportunities all throughout the year. I usually conducted desk checks once a day at the beginning of the school year and once a week for the rest of the year. The good news is that the “desk checks” became quicker and more efficient as students become familiar with the clean desk criteria and begin to internalize it.  As students learned how to care for and organize their belongings, they realized their supplies lasted longer and were easier to find. My hope is that students will continue to see the value in organization and carry those skills all throughout their lives.

Since posting the photo (above) of my hand-drawn clean desk diagram on my website in 2005, I’ve gotten numerous requests to create a printable version. I’m excited to share that the fabulous Ashley Hughes of The School Supply Addict has offered to make student desk graphics for me so I could create ready-to-use diagram signs! Here’s one of my finished products:

I used the desk images created by Ashley to create 8 different diagrams. They’re the same basic image, but incorporate different terminology and expectations (some don’t have the backpack in them, some don’t mention the name tag, others use “desk edge” instead of “desk lip”).

You can download all 8 printable versions of the clean desk diagram as well as a two page mini lesson that gives you ideas for what to say when introducing the diagram to your students. Everything is available at my TeachersPayTeachers store. Click here to get it, and download the freebies in my store while you’re there.

Clean View Ecological Club - NOVOSIBIRSK RIVER COLLEGE

Clean View Ecological Club at the Novosibirsk River College was established in 2021. The head of the club is the teacher of the college Gareyshina Inna Georgievna.

The club conducts its activities on the basis of the Program of the Ecological Club "Clean View", Order of the Director of GBPOU NSO "NRK" dated 31.08.2021. The program is aimed at understanding the environment, maintaining an active healthy lifestyle that contributes to the success of a modern person.

The club conducts nature observations and active measures to protect it. Very significant in mastering the skills of protecting nature is work with the general public, as well as the involvement of students in practical activities to solve environmental problems of local importance, campaigning, practical actions - cleaning up territories from garbage. An important role is played by the promotion of environmental knowledge and knowledge about a healthy lifestyle - leaflets, blitz polls, presentations, etc.

Working plan of the Ecological Club "Clean View" at 2022-2023 Uch.god

9000 Purpose: Formation of ecological culture, ecological knowledge among students, their involvement in environmental activities, maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Objectives:

• Formation of students' desire to learn about the modern realities of ecology;
• Development of ecological thinking;
• Formation of students' interest in research activities, an effective method of educating environmental culture;
• Ensuring that students develop techniques and skills for independent and cognitive activity;
• Promoting interest in environmental issues;
• Raising a sense of respect, love and pride in the nature of one's city, region and country;
• Increasing the erudition of students on environmental issues;
• Involvement in practical activities for environmental protection;
• Development of responsibility, significance and importance in the environmental movement of the college, city, region, country.
• To promote the development of a sense of responsibility for one's health and the world around.

Head of the ecological club I.G. Gareyshina

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All-Russian level

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April 30,

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April 29,

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