BrightKite

Are kids really learning in an AI world?

A light layer that replaces Google Docs. Every document starts handwritten. Teachers approve the digital version. Every edit tracked. Every paste caught.

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BrightKite Write - student writing view with paste tracking and comments gutters

The best of both worlds

Handwriting

  • Proves student wrote it
  • Digital editing
  • Accessible
  • Tracks changes from original
  • Copy/paste detection
  • Files stay in Google Drive

Google Docs

  • Proves student wrote it
  • Digital editing
  • Accessible
  • Tracks changes from original
  • Copy/paste detection
  • Files stay in Google Drive

BrightKite

  • Proves student wrote it
  • Digital editing
  • Accessible
  • Tracks changes from original
  • Copy/paste detection
  • Files stay in Google Drive

How it works

Student writing on a notebook with a pen
Step 1

Upload handwritten work

Student takes a photo or scans their handwritten draft. This becomes the starting point - proof that a real person wrote the first words.

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BrightKite Write - OCR review showing handwriting on the left and digitized text on the right
Step 2

Auto-digitized, teacher approves

Handwriting is converted to text automatically. Teacher reviews and approves the digitized version. Yellow highlights flag words where OCR confidence is low.

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BrightKite Write - teacher view showing paste tracking and edit history
Step 3

Track all future edits

Every keystroke, every paste, every change from the original - all tracked and visible at a glance. Teachers see the full writing process, not just the final product.

The problem

Teachers can't tell who wrote it. AI detectors don't work. Schools are going back to blue books.

The fix

Every keystroke. Every paste. Every draft. Visible in seconds.

No accusations. No scores. Just clarity.

We give kids the space to learn - and teachers instant visibility into how much they are learning. Teaching, not detective work.

61.3%

of ESL essays falsely flagged as AI-generated

Stanford, 2023

80%

increase in blue book sales at UC Berkeley

Daily Cardinal, 2025

more likely for teachers to burn out than other workers

RAND, 2024

Built for your Google Workspace

Store and search within Google Drive - nothing changes

Turn copy/paste on or off as a policy

Full Google Docs features - formatting, collaboration, comments

Tied directly to your Google Workspace for Education setup

Next steps

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