1. Paige Birthisel
CI 350
Harold Blanco
Twitter
Josh Stumpenhorst
Following Josh Stumpenhorst it is apparent he has a real passion and understanding of
teaching in all areas. Most important is that he has a vast knowledge of why and how to use
technology in the classroom. Many of his recent posts are about the game Minecraft and how to
use this in the classroom to make learning more enjoyable and therefore enhancing student
learning. While visiting schools for clinicals I have seen so many children being influenced and
excited by Minecraft. It is very great to see a teacher so passionate about connecting with the
kids on every level. Much of his other tweets were links to scholarly articles about the
importance of teaching, such as “Why Teachers Matter.” The article includes many useful tips
for teaching in the 21st
century way and teaching powerfully, meaning the concepts learned are
useful in the real world. Any teacher should really aspire to take education as seriously as Josh
Stumpenhorst.
Steven W. Anderson
The majority of Mr. Anderson’s posts are dedicated to incorporating twitter into
elementary classrooms. This is a bit disappointing because it’d be more beneficial if he also
posted about other technologies. Some schools literally will not allow social networking in their
schools; therefore, some teachers may not benefit from following his twitter. However, the
articles and videos he tweets and retweets are very helpful. One I found that was really intriguing
was an article about how to use twitter with elementary students because of the age restriction.
One really neat idea was to create a paper twitter by using hashtags to organize information
around the room. After those were posted, students could solve problems or answer questions
from those and place them below the “paper tweet.”
Tom Altepeter
Interestingly enough, Tom does not post many educational resources or advice. Instead,
his twitter seems more personal because much of his tweets were actually about religion. One
tweet said, “Google ‘Perfect Christian,’ but what you’re really googling is ‘Hidden Sinner.’”
This sort of surprised me, because it does not seem appropriate to use this twitter for educational
purposes. It is obvious this is a man with very strong opinions. Another tweet was about

2. everything in education being black and white, with no possible shades of grey. I found this
interesting because it really reflects what I’ve heard from friends of mine who are already
teachers. Although we are taught in college to be creative and strive to stay away from
worksheets and tests, in reality most teachers are unable to do so because of the restrictions and
requirements from administrators.
Jerry Blumengarten
Even at first glance of Jerry’s twitter, you can tell that he is greatly influenced by “The
World is Flat” book by Thomas L. Friedman. Many of his tweets are about globalization and
teaching students how to connect with the rest of the world. He also tweets to other educators
about certain topics, like how incorporating social media into their classroom has made them
better teachers. Using the hashtag #edchat he opens discussions with teachers all over the world.
The fact that he does this makes me appreciate and respect his insight because he practices what
he preaches, unlike many in the educational field.