All About Me!!!

Hi!! My name is Katherine Hames Griffin, I just go by Katie or Mrs. Griffin at school.  I am currently a kindergarten teacher at Banks-Caddell Elementary in Decatur, Alabama.  I live in Madison, so I have to drive about 20 minutes to school each day, not too bad.  I am back in school to continue my education (like all of us) I believe that you never stop learning, especially teachers. I would like to further my knowledge in the education world, especially in the primary grades.  My favorite technology...hmmm where should I start?!?! Technology is my classroom!! We use it day 1, and yes I teach kindergarten. Our school invested in Interwrite boards last year.  Each classroom in our school has and Elmo, and Interwrite board (or a Mobi), and a projector mounted on the ceiling.  I am now one of the technology coordinators for my school, because I hopped right on board when they gave us those Interwrite boards.  They are amazing.  I have found some awesome interactive websites, that the kids love, and so we use them daily.  I loaded all the reading games, books, and math games and books onto my laptop at school, so all of our stories are online, and they can play games!!  Sorry, I could go on and on about my board.  It is the greatest.  I will mention this,  the 2008-2009 school year my over DIBELS precentage was 85%, this past year (2009-2010) was 100%!!!  I believe it was the technology, the kids were very involved and interested every day :)  We also got "clickers"  They work with CPS and Examview.  There are premade tests or you can create your own tests.  The kids just hit their answer, and it send it in, and me as the teacher has results right then.  It's great for older grades.  I know in 4th and 5th grade, they even practiced spelling tests by having the kids text in the spelling word.  It's just something fun and different that gets the kids wanting to learn.  I will take pictures of my students using the board, and post at a later date:) Have a great day.
Here is a picture of the interwrite board:

Here is a picture of the CPS PULSE CLICKERS: