Damn that Murphy and his Law...

Let me start off by informing you of my original plan for my students:
1. They'd come in, sit down at a laptop, and play the video already set with a "Play Me" card on it.
2.  They'd watch the intro video.
3.  They'd get super excited and tell me I'm the best teacher on Earth.
4.  They'd raise me on their shoulders and and sing, "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow" while I pump my arms in victory.

Here's what really happened:
1.  Shortly after getting to my classroom at 0630, I quickly realized the laptops were running RIDICULOUSLY slow.  IF they were working at all.  So my original step one got slashed right there.  After a mini freak-out session and some hyperventilation, I decided I'd just play the video for them as a class instead of watching them on the laptops.
2.  We did watch the video, so "check" on step 2.
3. The two boys I have in class got excited.  The girls just kind of looked at me with a blank look on their faces. (Note:  no mention of being the best teacher on Earth).
4.  There was no singing.

I'm not gonna lie, it did take a little wind out of my sails.  I think they're still a little confused as to what we're doing.  I plan on handing out the "User Manual" tomorrow and explaining everything more in detail. (Thank you, Hyle Daley, for your wonderful layout!) I think my biggest concern right now is the technology (laptops) not working correctly for them to view our website.  They have iPads, but we can't view Flash on those. So I might have to do some last minute changes to my website and put it in HTML format.  Here's a sneak peek at it, for you curious ones.  DISCLAIMER: It's my first time doing a gamified website like this! Go easy on me, now.  Click here for my website.

Alright, on a completely different note, I'm starting my first Fantasy Football league tonight.  I'm such a noob when it comes to this, but I'm interested and ready to get into it! Off to my draft...wish me luck! :)