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IF YOU DON’T LEARN TO WRITE YOUR OWN LIFE STORY,
SOMEONE ELSE WILL WRITE IT FOR YOU.WWW.POWERPOETRY.ORG
TEENS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
95% of all U.S. youth have access to internet.
74% Have access via mobile device.
1 in 4 are “cell-mostly” internet users—often low-income youth.
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Sources: Pew Research Center, 2013. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx World Bank, 2012. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.P2/countries
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YOUTH LIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA…@powerpoetry
Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/facebook-texting-teens-instagram-snapchat-most-popular-social-network/373043/
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…BUT TEXTING RULES!@powerpoetry
Source: http://www.pewinternet.org/2012/03/19/teens-smartphones-texting/
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TEENS ARE READING AND WRITING MORE THAN EVER
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Sources:
Today’s youth read and write with digital technologies: blogs, texts/SMS, apps and social media.
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WRITING MORE DOESN’T MEAN WRITING WELL
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Source: National Center for Educational Statistics, 2011. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/main2011/2012470.asp#section1
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POETRY REBORN IN THE DIGITAL AGE@powerpoetry
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POETRY BUILDS LITERACY SKILLS@powerpoetry
Source: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/hughes.pdf
Expand oral and written vocabulary
Build reading fluency Increase oral
communication skillsMotivate youth to write
moreProvide social-emotional
learning and support
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READING AND WRITING IN REAL TIME@powerpoetry
Source: ADD SOURCE
What happens when you combine digital technologies, social impact, and literacy building?
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INTRODUCING POWERPOTRY.ORG
Largest online/mobile site for teens and poetry in the U.S. launched in April 2012.+160 countries reached+185,000 Poems+188,000 Poets+130,000 Monthly Traffic+30% Mobile Traffic
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WRITE YOUR OWN LIFE STORY@powerpoetry
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PROMOTING EMPOWERED LITERACY
Social impact leveraged as a tool for learning and engagement
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POETRY FOR SOCIAL IMPACT@powerpoetry
Social Impact Guides inspire poets to move from writing about issues to taking action in their communities and beyond.
“Dear Earth/forgive our hands/and hearts for taking/without permission.”
Mary Anne Rojas
SLAMS ON SOCIAL@powerpoetry
Digital poetry slams respond to current events like the Boston shootings, #IamJada, #BringBackOurGirls and Ferguson.
SOCIAL IMPACT MEETS SOCIAL LEARNING@powerpoetry
WRITING TIPS AND INSPIRATION@powerpoetry
Over 60 poetry writing Tip Guides 25 Action Guides that link poetry to social impact
WRITING TIPS AND INSPIRATION@powerpoetry
How to Write an Ode (55, 700 views per month) How to Write Spoken Word Poetry (25,500 views per month) How to Write a Ballad (23,500 views per month)How to Write a Love Poem (20,400 views per month)How to Write a Rap (13,200 per month)
DIGITAL POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM@powerpoetry
DIGITAL WRITING AND READING@powerpoetry
Technology that promotes creative writing and editing, and digital literacy
SUPER POETS@powerpoetry
WHERE OUR POETS LIVE@powerpoetry
TIME SPENT WRITING@powerpoetry
32% of writing sessions were between 10 and 30 minutes 25% of writing sessions were between 3 and 10 minutes 18% of writing sessions were longer than 30 minutes
Source: Google Analytics: August 2014
PROMOTING READING@powerpoetry
Poems, Tip Guides, Digital Slams and Action Guides written by youth for youth
TIP GUIDES ON YOUTUBE@powerpoetry
READING AND WRITING ON SOCIAL@powerpoetry
Active on social to meet teens where they are
Promote social sharing of poems, Tips, videos and other poetic resources
THE POETICS OF (BIG) DATA@powerpoetry
Exploring the literacy-building potential of digital poetry with non-profit SumAll.org
POETRY, LITERACY, DATA@powerpoetry
Our initial research suggests a positive correlation between using Power Poetry and building literacy skills—but much more work needs to be done.
OUR ROOTS@powerpoetry
Power Poetry inspired by in-school writing program Power Writers and documentary film To Be Heard.
2015—AND BEYOND!@powerpoetry
Build community Increase engagementEmpower and inspire
literacy
FIND OUT MOREWWW.POWERPOETRY.ORG
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