1st Edition

Teaching Poetry in a Digital World Inspiring Poetry Writing through Technology in Grades 6–12

By Stefani Boutelier, Sarah J. Donovan Copyright 2025
226 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

226 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

226 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

Teaching Poetry in a Digital World supports English language arts (ELA) educators for grades 6–12 to incorporate digital literacy in their classrooms by teaching the reading and writing of poetry. In an increasingly digital age, educators must adapt to meet the changing needs and interests of their students by incorporating technology into the classroom. This book introduces its audience to... Read more

Contents

Part I

 Chapter 1 Poetry in Our Digital World

Chapter 2 Digital Citizenry for Content Creators

Chapter 3 e-Poetry Framework: The Power of Choice in Digital Poetry Composition

Chapter 4 From Draft to Digital: Understanding Writing Process Approaches to Poetry and Technology

 Part II

 Chapter 5 Haiku in Motion: Celebrating School Community through GIF Poetry

Chapter 6 Place-Based Poetry: Zip-Odes and YouTube Shorts

Chapter 7 AI + Nonet: Machine and Human Poetry Collaboration

Chapter 8 Echoes of Persuasion: Two-Voiced Spoken Word Recordings

Chapter 9 Concrete Piles of Positivity with Templates

Chapter 10 Playing with Words: Enhancing Poetry Through Gamification

Epilogue: Embracing the e-Poetry Journey

Biography

Stefani Boutelier has over 20 years of teaching experience in K–20 and is currently an Associate Professor of Education at Aquinas College. She teaches pre-service and in-service teacher courses in instructional design, literacy, ed tech, and research methods as well as general education first-year seminar courses.

Sarah J. Donovan is an Associate Professor of Secondary Education English at Oklahoma State University and founder of Ethical ELA. Launched in 2015, the Ethical ELA website hosts a monthly five-day online poetry writing experience with teachers and Verselove, 30 days of poetry writing in celebration of National Poetry Month. Her work focuses on how writing poetry shapes learning and well-being.