Brisk Teaching

CATEGORY: A.I. Productivity.

DESCRIPTION: Brisk Teaching is a Chrome extension designed to streamline and enhance various aspects of a teacher’s workflow. Here’s a summary of how teachers can use it:

Content Creation:
Teachers can quickly generate quizzes, lesson plans, and rubrics. It assists in creating diverse educational materials, including presentations and interventions.

Student Feedback:
Brisk enables teachers to provide personalized and detailed feedback on student work, particularly within Google Docs. It offers various feedback modes, such as “Glows & Grows,” targeted feedback, and rubric-aligned comments. It also allows for voice comments on videos or practical demonstrations.

Text Leveling and Differentiation:
Educators can adjust the reading levels of texts to match individual student needs, ensuring appropriate challenge. This is particularly useful for ESL and special education support.

Student Writing Inspection:
Brisk provides tools to analyze student writing, including a replay feature that shows the student’s writing process. It also has AI detection for AI written work.

Time-Saving:
The extension aims to reduce the time spent on labor-intensive tasks like grading and lesson planning.

Integration:
It integrates seamlessly with platforms like Google Docs, Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology.

In essence, Brisk Teaching leverages AI to automate and simplify various teaching tasks, allowing educators to focus more on instruction and student interaction.

PLATFORM: browser extension (Chrome).

ACCESS: *freemium access (Free access for individual teachers includes limitations around certain features, but most options are still available)