January 21, 2015

This morning things happened but it once again feels like it took place years ago. I had one MAP test and at the very end, when there were only two kids left in the lab, the internet crapped out. It had apparently been going on and off all morning around the building but thankfully it didn't hit the lab until then. It crashed the test for both kids but it saves after every question so they didn't actually lose anything.

A first grade class was supposed to come in and test after that first test but I ended up canceling it because I didn't trust the internet. I waited awhile and it started working again but then halfway through setting the test up it went down again and the tests crashed. I didn't want to risk that happening during the middle of the test so we decided to cancel testing for the rest of the morning. I spent my time updating my MAP spreadsheets.

I had a class in the lab until noon and then I had to go around and set up the computers for kindergarten because one of the teachers wanted to come in at 12:30PM because there was a test during his lab time yesterday. That time looked good on paper but it was almost ten after when I finally clocked out for lunch and then had to rush through that a bit so I was done by the time kindergarten showed up. I'm thinking 12:45PM should be the official afternoon opening time so I have a little wiggle room.

Right after kindergarten left, third grade came in to work on their acrostic poems. They started working on them yesterday but did it on the testing server which doesn't have access to any of the network drives, including the Student drive, so the kids couldn't actually save their work where the teacher could access it. So the teacher called it practice and today when they came in they logged into the computers as themselves so they could save their work.

I logged into the computer and then the test so many times today. I did it first thing in the morning and then before lunch because the class right before lunch had logged out of all the computers they used, even when I asked them not to, and the computers they weren't using were used by the sixth graders who had to log in as themselves to save their papers. And then I had to log in again after the third graders left this afternoon. It's kind of a pain in the butt logging into twenty-six computers and then twenty-six tests once a day, let alone numerous times.

After the third graders left I set the MAP test up for fifth grade. Thankfully it was an uneventful test because the internet decided to cooperate. And all but two kids finished. They are definitely thorough test takers.

At the end of the day I went out to the trailer to give the preschool teacher her laptop back. I still wasn't able to recreate her slow computer or email attachment problem when I was logged in as myself. Everything worked fine. I had her log in and show me what was happening. It seemed relatively slow but not excessively slow. She was able to show me that she couldn't open email attachments so that is something I can look into.

When I left work I went and got my oil changed. The kid who did it looked just like a young Watsky. It was pretty strange actually. From there I went to Chipotle and then got a Powerball ticket before stopping by the old house to check internet things. Word on the street is that we should have the internet this weekend. They are supposed to come by Sunday morning, which sucks because I won't get to sleep in but we're finally getting the internet so I'll wake up early. It'll be really nice being able to do my homework at home this semester. It will also be a big distraction, so I'll need to be careful of that.

Chipotle was good, not spectacular, but it is hard to reach that level when steak isn't involved. Yet another downside of not eating meat. After dinner I showed my mom and sister some highlights from Space Warriors, one of the most ridiculous movies ever. I also played my sister the birthday song I had made for my brother by the Doraleous & Associates and Neebs Gaming guys. I got it yesterday and have listened to it several times since then. It is only thirty-one seconds long but it is great. My brother is going to love it.

After dinner I was going to read one of my textbooks. I made it through the Forward and Preface before giving up and taking a nap. That is going to negatively affect my ability to go to bed to tonight. I might try reading a little more. It certainly worked the first time in bringing on a drowsy state.