Lesson One Reflection - Putting the Lesson Together

I began reading the chapter, When learning leaves the classroom, when I signed up to teach lesson one.   I thought it would be boring, but as I read I became more and more intriguied with the idea of a online classroom.  I teach sixth grade math in a traditional classroom.  I've been in college for the past four years learning how to create a classroom.  Then as I been reading throughout the period of this course I've been introduced to a new idea, the idea of a online classroom.  The more I read the more I realized that their is no one definition to either types of classrooms (tradition or online), just methods and tools for learning and student achievement. 
The first chapter serves mainly as a introduction to the book, however, key concepts are introduced.  I decided that in my presentation I would include those key concepts as objectives for student learning.  Also, since this was a introduction to building an online community, I wanted students to introduce themselves as part of a online community. Thus came discussion topic one - have you ever taken an online course?  As we build a community of learners its important to have background knowledge.  I personally have never taken an online class and enjoyed the feedback of fellow students experiences.
The chapter also spends sometime comparing the onlince classroom and the traditional.  I felt this was an important topic (especially because I've always been exposed to the traditional.)  The video that compared the online classrom and the traditional, was placed in the presentation for the visual and audio learners in the classroom.  I though it adequately compared the two and gave students good topics of discussion.
As I've previously mentioned I teach 6th grade math.  Sometimes I wish I could convince microsoft to make a 6th grade math game that could be played on the Xbox, because I know my participation, engagement, and student achievemnet would skyrocket drastically.  I included the website for students to understand that sometimes online learning can be more than taking an online class.  I encourage my students to use thay website daily to build their math vocabulary.  The website allows for students to manipulate and become familiar with the term.  Its also much more apealing than a traditional textbook definition. 
I wanted the presentationt to be a supplement to the reading, as well as pull out some key points that were introduced.