A NEW Way To Use Brisk!

And save time with "Batch Feedback" 

@LisaBerghoff

Happy 2026! It's a new semester and this time of year tends to be the most challenging for many of us. Back when we used to grade on quarters I can remember always seeing my students' grades slipping during the 3rd quarter. The shiny excitement of the holidays is behind us and we are staring in the face of a long, cold, dark winter. But I have good news! The days are actually getting longer, though it will take a little while for us to notice. Instead of hybernating or complaining about the cold, I vote for leaning in to this time period and using it to find some systems that can make us breath a little easier. Time is such a precious resource and it is important that we preserve it for what we prioritize most. That's why I'm excited to share about a new way to engage with Brisk! Yes, the extension is still there and it is wonderful. Brisk Boost, the student-facing assignment tool is also still very much available to you. Now there is a third way to interact with Boost: It is their website, Brisk Next. 

What is Brisk?

Brisk is an AI powered tool designed as a teaching assistant. It started as a chrome extension, and it still is, with super helpful capabilities. One of the favorites is the inspect writing tool, which plays the revision history of your students' documents like a movie. You can see how long they spent and any copy/paste action that was going on. This is a perfect place to start a conversation about appropriate AI use and academic honesty. Within the extension you can also create lessons, content, slides, change reading levels, languages, and more. It works with all of our Google tools. Check out the video to see a 1 minute overview.

What's New With Brisk?

One of the things that Brisk is famously good for, is giving feedback on writing. Now, you can ask Brisk to give feedback on writing as a batch. You no longer need to go page by page. You do this by going to Brisk Next and clicking on "Batch Feedback". Upload your student work from your Google drive and let it work its magic. This is great for the most tedious parts of grading. Of course you will look everything over and give it your stamp of approval, but it can save you from writing the same statement over and over again. 

What Else Can I Do On The Brisk Next Site?

This is a great launchpad for when you are really starting with a blank slate. Using the extension, you first need a document, slides, or video. Head over to Brisk Next to start from scratch. Also, your library is housed here. Find everything you have created with Brisk all in one place.

Brisk is constantly updating based on our feedback. Sometimes it can be hard to keep up. If you want to see what is new, you can look at the "what's new" page from Brisk Teaching.

Here you can find all of the new capabilities, along with step by step instructions on how to use them.

Want to get started with Brisk but feeling uncertain? Reach out to me. I'm happy to help!