🚨Short Answer Update Alert! During response rounds, you can now: ✅ View student writing in real time ✅ Track word count ✅ Pause students ✅ Send writing back for revision These updates grow directly from your feedback! You can preview them here: app.arcade.software/share/uwBurV...

🥳 The updated Pen Pals is LIVE in Short Answer! AI "Pen Pals" argue about student responses. Students vote for the Pen Pal they agree with, then receive personalized AI feedback. Spark discussion, improve writing skills, & build AI literacy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBLe...

📣 Teachers, did you know you can turn students' ability to copy/paste into Short Answer on or off? Keep writing practice authentic, or give flexibility when it matters. Link to walkthrough: app.arcade.software/share/B36qow...

🎉Updates to Short Answer this month: ✨ Streamlined launch modal ⏱️ Timed writing (with research in mind) 📝 Auto-submission 🎲 Random Emoji Power Paragraph w/@eduprotocols 🎯 Quick Write difficulty levels Learn more and preview the updates here: myshortanswer.com/5-back-to-sc...

A must watch episode is coming your way! We will be hear from @adamsparks.bsky.social of Short Answer to chat about his journey in education, the story of Short Answer, and what's next 🎙️ Tune in live on Saturday, or catch it after wherever you get your podcasts 💻 www.youtube.com/live/xq06mMw...

🎉 Team Short Answer is excited to share that we have officially partnered with @eduprotocols.bsky.social! To kick things off, we've built one of our favorite EduProtocols right into Short Answer: Random Emoji Power Paragraph! Learn more and demo it today at: myshortanswer.com/short-answer...

Epic run through Texas this week with @myshortanswer.bsky.social Had a blast presenting with @humbleisd-ddi.bsky.social, keynoting and workshopping at Region 3, and webinar-ing with Region 9/10/11 on Friday! Back to school season madness 🤪!!

Team @myshortanswer.bsky.social had a blast leading a student-facing version of our AI Workshop in TAIWAN (!!) last week! The biggest surprise of being an entrepreneur is all the unexpected places it has taken us! You can learn more about our workshops here: myshortanswer.com/professional...

Team Short Answer had an INCREDIBLE first-ever (!!) #ISTELive25! We’re leaving feeling energized and inspired. Huge thanks to everyone who joined our session, stopped by the booth, or came to our happy hour! #WriteBetterTogether

We're headed to #ISTELive25 this weekend. It's got me thinking about edtech, edtech conferences, and the growing anti-edtech movement. I wrote about it this week, and why I think we need to start engaging more with those who disagree with us: adamsparks.substack.com/p/edtech-nee...

Had a blast talking all things writing in the age of AI and @myshortanswer.bsky.social at the Region 10 Metroplex Social Studies Conference in Dallas today! Attended a great @eduprotocols.bsky.social session with Stephanie Conklin!! See you all in San Antonio at #ISTELive25 next week!!

Had a blast presenting @myshortanswer.bsky.social at the #SparkSummit2025 this week with the amazing Dianna Gaines! Dianna was one of the first teachers to EVER use Short Answer, it was an honor to be represented by such an amazing educator. Such an awesome event!

This time on explAInED, we are thrilled to welcome back @adamsparks.bsky.social, co-founder and CEO of @myshortanswer.bsky.social to discuss how we can leverage AI to enhance student learning while preserving the unique voices that make writing so impactful. open.spotify.com/episode/4ZFI...

📚 Planning summer PD on Short Answer? Check out the updated Short Answer YouTube channel — full of quick tutorials, classroom demos, and expert-led webinars on writing instruction, assessment, and AI: www.youtube.com/@myshortansw... #edchat #ela #teacherPD

Classroom safe AI tools that are both COPPA and FERPA compliant? 👀 Here's part ✌️ our 💥FAVORITES!💥 📚 @bookcreator.com 📖 @bookji.bsky.social 🌊 @wakelet.bsky.social 💭 @quizizz.bsky.social 🎮 @gimkit.com ✏️ @myshortanswer.bsky.social 💜 Seesaw Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/XGAG9yb #EDUsky #AIinEDU

Had a blast sponsoring the Central California @cueinc.bsky.social end of the year social last night! Thanks to everyone at CCCUE who came out! @myshortanswer.bsky.social is honored to support California educators!

So excited to be presenting at the SPARK Summit in Indianapolis next month! Come check out my sessions on all things AI and K12 writing instruction! If you're in the area, you can register FOR FREE at: www.eventbrite.com/e/spark-summ... @nadinegilkison.bsky.social

Very excited to be keynoting @R3ESC's literacy conference this summer in Victoria! Texas educators, we'd love to have you join us for an interactive discussion about AI and its implications for K12 literacy. You can learn more and register here: www.escweb.net/tx_r3/catalo...

Had a blast presenting on all things writing across the curriculum with the amazing Melissa Legate at #NETA yesterday!

🚨 New feature alert! Students can now export their writing and feedback from Short Answer to .Docx files for further refinement in Word, Google Docs, or other tools. Explore a quick walkthrough here: app.arcade.software/share/GJQO2W...

🚀 The Quick Write public beta is LIVE in Short Answer until April 14th! Quick Write is our first AI-powered activity. Students collaborate to hit a class goal score, then reflect on AI feedback together. Preview it below and try it for free at: myshortanswer.com

Had an absolute blast at #SpringCUE this week presenting and meeting so many incredible CA educators. Leaving completely exhausted and completely reenergized!! #CUEHike

Had a blast leading our Writing Instruction for the Age of AI workshop with elementary staff at Hays USD yesterday!!

Check out this great new AI in EDU pod with some amazing instructional coaches from Vermont! Really enjoyed this conversation!!

Had a blast talking all things @myshortanswer.bsky.social and writing in the age of AI yesterday at #MACEKS25. Can't recommend MACE enough, such a well-done conference!

⬇️ #MACEKS25 was one of the first places we ever shared Short Answer with the world. It holds a special place in my heart. In that spirit, there will be a WORLD PREMIERE of an as-yet-unreleased Short Answer activity in my 9 am session tomorrow 🥳. Don't miss it!!

Not to be a broken record, but AI critics who insist that AI "doesn't work" and is going to just disappear are misleading - that just isn't true, as controlled studies like this one show. There are many issues with AI & many things that need critique, but pretending it is going away is not helpful.

The recording of our @myshortanswer.bsky.social winter webinar is now available. Check out our conversation with The Writing Revolution team on writing instruction in the age of AI, explicit writing instruction, and so much more: myshortanswer.com/winter-webin...

We hope to see you tomorrow night for our webinar with The Writing Revolution team! Join us for an in-depth discussion about our current moment in K-12 writing, including the role that writing plays in the science of literacy. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Short Answer is excited to host Alexandria Chalonec & Christine Teahan from The Writing Revolution next Thursday at 8 pm ET. Join us for a discussion on WHY and HOW we can use evidence-based practices to improve student writing ability in 2025 and beyond: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Several updates to Short Answer went LIVE this morning! Check our this brief rundown from Short Answer cofounder @adamsparks.bsky.social on three updates we're particularly excited about: www.loom.com/share/e2a074...

In our Writing + AI workshops, I've mentioned that some research (arxiv.org/abs/2304.02819) has shown that AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers. Reading more research today that this may not be the case: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#TCEA was amazing yesterday! Honor to be able to present with @lesliefisher.bsky.social and the amazing Courtney Williamson on all things literacy. So much fun meeting so many amazing educators. If you haven't already, stop by booth 2215 today and say hello!!

Have already received 4 emails this morning telling me how to interpret the new NAEP scores. And wouldn't you know it, the scores support and prove the perspective of all 4 of these wildly different organizations! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirm...

So @fetc-official.bsky.social last week was INCREDIBLE! Shoutouts to @lesliefisher.bsky.social for her championing of our work, @hollyclarkedu.bsky.social for inviting me in to co-present, @eduidehenre.bsky.social and the whole York squad, and the Alpaca team for repping NE Edtech with us!! #fetc

🎙️ New #EduDuctTape Podcast! Part 2 w/ @adamsparks.bsky.social 🤖 Writing instruction in the AI era ✨ Tools: @myshortanswer.bsky.social, MagicSchool, Pear Deck, Screencastify Submit ✨ Regaining lost writing reps & teaching effective AI use Listen 👉 episodes.fm/aHR0cHM6Ly9l... #EduSky #EdTech

Excited to be doing another collaboration with @hollyclarkedu.bsky.social today at #FETC! Stop by AI in the Classroom in 320GH at 1:30 for another opportunity to learn about writing instruction in the age of AI and Short Answer!!

Fellow #FETC bound #Edusky friends, check out Audiopen. I find myself using it at conferences (audiopen.ai) all the time to catalog ideas, action items, etc. Totally love it, and it's free.

Putting together a Mathew McConaughey-inspired workshop proposal for a conference and brainstorming with @anthropic.com when this happened ... are we sure AGI isn't real 🤣?

What led to @adamsparks.bsky.social ' analysis of AI-Detection Tools? Hear more on the #EduDuctTape Podcast! #EduSky #EdTech #EduTech

Really enjoyed getting a chance to chat @jakemilleredu.bsky.social! See you and fellow #Edusky friends at #FETC next week - come say hello at booth 2880 in the startup pavillion!

Headed to #FETC for the first time next week! #Edusky friends, stop by and say hello at the @myshortanswer.bsky.social (booth 2880 in the startup pavilion) or come check out our presentation at Pitchfest on Thursday at 2:45. Would love to connect with folks!

Appreciate the AI Snake Oil blog. Great info on where AI is at technically. Their article on AI progress slowing down is worth your time (www.aisnakeoil.com/p/is-ai-prog...). Especially loved this discussion on whether AI developers are trustworthy sources on AI progress (spoiler, they're not):

Watch co-founder @adamsparks.bsky.social explain how Short Answer makes writing practice fun and effective in the age of AI through gamification and peer feedback. Grateful to @forbes.com and The Yass Prize for helping us share our work! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKE...

Version 2 of the AI Assessment Scale is now available as a new preprint! We explain all of the choices behind our updates, as well as detailing the theoretical grounding for the AIAS #artificialintelligence #aieducation #aiedu arxiv.org/pdf/2412.09029

Unexpectedly using AI a lot while reading. Find myself conversing with GPT about characters, how certain magic elements work in the world (Stormlight Archive series), word meanings, etc. Nerdy 😂, but it makes reading a lot more interactive and engaging. Is anyone else having similar experiences?

🎙️ I recorded an interview w/ @adamsparks.bsky.social for 2 upcoming episodes of the #EduDuctTape podcast & it was SO GOOD. ❓THE QUESTION: How do we teach & assess writing in the age of #AI? Subscribe Now to make sure you don't miss them when they drop! 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #EduSky

Really enjoyed this conversation today! Excited to share it with folks!

OpenAI's education team recently put out "A student's guide to writing with ChatGPT" that I think is actually pretty good. It's aimed at higher ed, but I can imagine a lot of these use cases being done with custom chatbots through SchoolAI or similar tooling for K12: openai.com/chatgpt/use-...