The document discusses the Twitter accounts of 5 people that the author followed for a class assignment. The first account discussed, @tomaltepeter, belonged to an assistant principal who tweeted about sports and social justice issues. The second account, @kylepace, belonged to an education technology specialist who tweeted primarily about education and digital tools. The third account, @GwynethJones, belonged to a teacher librarian whose tweets covered a variety of topics while expressing her passion for education and technology. The fourth account, @cyberteacher, belonged to an educator involved in her community who tweeted about education and social issues while sharing personal aspects of her life. The final account, @CI350class, was the

1. Angelika Sims
CI 350
Twitter Assignment
One of the people I followed on Twitter was Tom Altepeter (@tomaltepeter ). His bio
says that he is a middle school assistant principle, father, sports fanatic, Jesus junkie, and
passionate about social justice. I found that his tweets really reflected the claims made in his bio.
He retweeted a lot of posts about sports, from basketball to football to soccer. He also posted a
lot of articles discussing education and social problems regarding race, culture, and justice. Most
of the articles were very serious, and they gave insight to how he felt on the topic. Some of the
articles were about controversial subjects, so his followers have to be pretty open minded or be
in agreement with him to see the articles he posts all the time. I would say the theme for his
Twitter was covering things you would see in the news, as well as the occasional tweet
promoting things you don't see in the news but he feels that you should. I liked the fact that he
covered a wide variety of issues, and some of the articles were really interesting. However, I
would have liked to see him tweet more on his own about things rather than posting articles or
retweeting from other accounts. Also, I found that his Twitter account was not very personal, as
he did not share much about himself or his everyday life other than his bio. This is neither good
nor bad, just a personal preference that some people take into account when following people on
Twitter. Overall, I did not have a problem with it, and I found his tweets interesting.
The second person I followed on Twitter was Kyle Pace (@kylepace). His bio says that
he is an Instructional Technology Specialist/Google Certified Teacher from Missouri. He is also
a GEG (Google Educator Groups) Kansas City Leader and organizes educational camps. His
Twitter account is almost exclusively tweets about these things, whether it is an article or blog
post that deals with education, leaders, or digital tools. He tweets very often, and he already has
37K tweets, as well as 40K followers. He seems to be very involved with his line of work, as he

2. often posts about Google apps and tools that can be used in education. He shares a lot of
informational articles and posts from other accounts that have similar interests. The theme of his
Twitter is education and digital tools. I did like how passionate he seems about his work and
about education. Also, I thought it was great that he sees the importance of technology in
education. One thing I didn't like how he hardly ever had a tweet that wasn't an article post or a
retweet of something else. I personally prefer when people tweet directly and don't post links to
blogs or articles all the time on their twitter. I did find some of them interesting, but it was a little
too much for them.
The third person I followed on Twitter was Gwyneth Jones (@GwynethJones). She is a
teacher librarian, blogger, geek, and is interested in pop culture. Her profile picture is actually an
Avatar that she created of herself, which I thought was interesting. Her tweets seem to be about a
much more broad amount of topics than the previously discussed Twitter accounts. She has
tweets ranging from YouTube videos, Vines, articles about the best educational iPad apps, and
many more. She also retweeted a lot of articles and videos. With most everything that she tweets,
she makes her opinion on the topic pretty clear. You can tell that she is interested in technology,
and thinks that it is useful in education. She also tweets a lot about how to use materials and
plans in education. She tweets very often, and has a large following on her account. I liked that
her Twitter is more personal than others, as she shares some parts of her life as well as her
interests. I also liked that her passion for education shows through her account. Overall, I liked
the theme of her account, and I feel like she is more relatable. She lets her personality show
through her Tweets, and I enjoyed reading them.
The fourth person I had followed on Twitter was Stephanie Madlinger (@cyberteacher).
Her bio says that she is an educator, mother of four, Adjunct Professor, Doctoral student, and

3. Director of Educational Innovation. Through looking at her tweets, her theme seems to be about
education and her community. She seems to care a lot about her students, and she is behind a lot
of movements such as the #startswithus movement, that reinforces the importance of every
person standing up for a movement. She retweets a lot of articles that deal with education and
social organizations. A lot of the articles that she posts about education are talking about
different ideas and ways of teaching that could help others out. She comments a lot on issues
happening in her community and things that she thinks are important. Her Twitter has a lot more
photos than others, and I found this visually appealing. Also, I really liked that she tweeted a lot
more from her account saying personal things than the other people I followed. I was able to see
how much she valued her faith and her community. Overall, I think her Twitter is really
interesting and inspiring. I enjoyed following her more than the others I followed. I feel as
though I would have been drawn to follow her on my own rather than having to for this
assignment.
The last person I followed on Twitter was our class Twitter page (@CI350class). The bio
describes our class, identifying it as an Instructional Technology and Computers class for future
teachers. The page theme seemed to be covering events that were thought-provoking, posts about
things that could be interesting to us students, and personal posts from our professor. There were
several posts with pictures attached, which I found nice to be able to look at. There were photos
of the international festival which were a great resource for anyone who couldn’t make it there.
There were a lot of posts with articles about the classroom and social media, which was fitting
considering this assignment dealt with the use of social media. I found most of the articles
interesting to read. I liked that there were breaks from the article posts where our professor
tweeted about his personal life like going on a bike ride. I also thought the posts about social
events in the news were interesting to read about. I liked the variety of tweets on this account.
The one thing I did not like was that they seemed to be in sections of a lot of tweets of one type,
and they were not mixed evenly. Overall, I found the page informational and I enjoyed following
it and being able to look at some of the articles and photos posted on the page.

4. One other tool we used that was considered social media was an app called Zello. I had
never heard of the app, but I think it is a very useful app to be used in education. It was a kind of
walkie-talkie that could be heard by others in the group. I thought it was cool, and I can see how
it could really help in a school situation. It gives teachers and students an opportunity to
communicate outside of class to clear up any questions or comments that they have about what
they are doing in school. Overall, I thought the app was easy to use and I would use it in the
future!