What’s New

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Use the color coding below to quickly spot teacher, student, and admin features.

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Features and tools that save time and enhance instruction.

Features and capabilities that give students more creative ways to show learning.

Systems that create visibility, safety, and control tools for district and school leaders.

Teacher Tools

• Brisk has a new look for back-to-school to better support how you work and help you feel ready every day. Instead of clicking through menus to find the right tool, you describe what you need and Brisk builds it from whatever's already on your screen.

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• The tools you already know are still there. The experience is just built to get you to ready faster.

WELCOME TO THE

NEW BRISK

Date Launched 07/13/2026

Teacher Tools

• Teachers can type what they need and Brisk builds it, asking a few quick questions about the source and class along the way.�
• Or teachers can click to what they want, browsing the full tool menu the way they always have.

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A NEW WAY TO CREATE

Date Launched 07/13/2026

Teacher Tools

• When you’re creating a resource, Brisk asks a few quick questions about your lesson, your students, and what you want to emphasize before it generates anything. Every question is optional, so you can skip ahead whenever you're ready.

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• The result is something shaped around your classroom — ready for Monday, ready all week.

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CREATE THROUGH CONVERSATION

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Date Launched 07/13/2026

• Once Brisk creates something, you can keep refining it through Iterate.

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• Ask Brisk to make it shorter, translate it, swap a question, or build something new from it — and Brisk updates the original in place or creates what you need alongside it.�

ADJUST UNTIL IT’S

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Teacher Tools

Date Launched 07/13/2026

Teacher Tools

• Brisk now connects directly to Canvas and Schoology through LTI 1.3, so teachers can access Brisk tools without leaving their LMS.

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• Pull from your content library, launch Boost Activities, and assign resources from the same place students already go for classwork.

BRISK IN YOUR LMS

Date Launched 07/13/2026

Teacher Tools

• Teachers can share an individual Boost activity with another teacher to view and copy

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• Designate co-teachers at the class level for visibility of all Boost activities associated with that class

CO-TEACHERS: BOOST ACTIVITIES

Date Launched 06/26/2026

Teacher Tools

• Personalized, in-line generated feedback on student writing

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• Comments remain in draft mode and will only post on student work after teacher approval

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TARGETED FEEDBACK

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Date Launched 06/02/2026

• Teachers can set a clear time frame for each Boost activity, adding structure and pacing to classwork

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• Students can see how much time they have left to work and teachers have the flexibility to reset timers as needed

BOOST ACTIVITY TIMER

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Teacher Tools

Date Launched 06/02/2026

• If you have Brisk installed and you're also using Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot, you'll now see Brisk appear right inside those tools. Click it to improve prompts, add grade-level framing, align to standards, scaffold for your students, and more.

BRISK WORKS IN GEMINI, CHATGPT, COPILOT & CLAUDE

Teacher Tools

Date Launched 05/18/2026

Student Tools

• In math Whiteboard activities, students can plot functions or points on a built-in graphing tool — right where they're already working.

GRAPHING RIGHT IN BOOST WHITEBOARD

Date Launched 05/09/2026

Admin Tools

• As an admin, you can decide which Boost Activity types are turned ON for your school. This gives you more control over what teachers and students see when they open Brisk Boost.

SHOW/HIDE BOOST ACTIVITIES

Date Launched 05/04/2026

Teacher Tools

• Teachers and students can insert formatted equations and math notation directly into Boost Activities.

NEW EQUATIONS EDITOR IN BOOST ACTIVITIES

Date Launched 04/29/2026

Admin Tools

• The Advanced Data Portal now shows admins usage, time saved, and which teaching actions are connecting most to student outcomes.
• "Instructional Moments" tracks the moves that matter most — like personalizing feedback, differentiating content, and aligning to standards.

VIEW USAGE IN THE SITE DASHBOARD

Date Launched 04/27/2026

Teacher Tools

• If you use Nearpod, you can now send a quiz you built in Brisk straight to your Nearpod library.

SEND BRISK QUIZZES

TO NEARPOD

Date Launched 04/02/2026

Teacher Tools

• If you use Canvas, you can now export any quiz from Brisk and import it right into your course.

SEND BRISK QUIZZES TO CANVAS

Date Launched 04/02/2026

Admin Tools

• When Brisk flags a student conversation, admins now get an email notification — no need to check the dashboard manually.
• Admins can also set hours so students only have chat access during school hours.

ACCESS SAFETY NOTIFICATIONS

Date Launched 03/31/2026

Teacher Tools

• Set up an assignment with your rubric, and Brisk gives students feedback based on exactly what you're grading.

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• You'll also see a class summary showing what most students got right and where more support is needed.

BOOST EXTENSION ASSIGNMENTS

Date Launched 03/09/2026

Teacher Tools

• From the Extension, open Brisk over any resource and create a complete set of connected instructional materials — guided notes, a presentation, a podcast — all at once.

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• With Brisk on the Web, add your favorite Brisk created resources to a bundle. Share from there.

CREATE BUNDLES OF RESOURCES

Date Launched 03/05/2026

Teacher Tools

• If you use Kahoot!, you can now push a quiz you've built in Brisk straight over — no copying, no reformatting. Build it once, play it immediately.

SEND BRISK QUIZZES TO KAHOOT!

Date Launched 02/15/2026

Student Tools

• Boost Whiteboard gives students a space to sketch, label, and explain their ideas directly on a digital canvas while receiving in the moment support.

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• While they work, you get a real-time view of their thinking — so you can spot misconceptions early, offer timely guidance, and decide what to teach next.

SEE THINKING TAKE SHAPE

Date Launched 01/29/2026

Teacher Tools

• After you run Batch Feedback, Brisk now summarizes what your class got right, where they're struggling, and what to try next — all in one view in an Insights Summary.

SEE HOW YOUR CLASS IS DOING

Date Launched 01/15/2026

Teacher Tools

• After you've given feedback or run an activity, Brisk looks at what you've already done and suggests ideas for what to try next — lesson activities, follow-ups, and differentiated activities.

GET IDEAS ON WHAT

TO TEACH NEXT

Date Launched 11/07/2025

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