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Build better K12 writers through gamified writing activities for any subject. Sign up for free ➡️ http://myshortanswer.com
✈️ Heading to #GaETC this week? Say hello to our team at booth 909, and check out “From Pencil to Pixel” on Thursday at 12:15 PM with Amber Britman from the amazing @apsinstructtech.bsky.social team!
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🚨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...
October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
✍️ Want to get kids writing MORE in your classroom? Join @eduprotocols.bsky.social + @myshortanswer.bsky.social for Writing Protocols That Work (and Students Love) THIS THURSDAY, Sep 4 at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🎉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...
August 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎉 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...
July 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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
July 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Short Answer is SO EXCITED to be attending our first-ever @isteofficial.bsky.social conference this week! Check out all our happenings and don’t miss our happy hour with Struggly on Monday from 5:45–7:00 at Durty Nelly’s Pub on the River Walk!! #ISTELive25
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🚨 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...
April 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🚀 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
April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Kansas educators, stop by and say hello at #MACEKS25 tomorrow! Stop by the booth or attend one of the amazing sessions below to demo Short Answer LIVE!
March 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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...
February 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
🎉 Want to learn about Short Answer at #FETC this week? Check out the following sessions with @hollyclarkedu.bsky.social, @adamsparks.bsky.social, and @lesliefisher.bsky.social, and stop by booth 2880 in the startup pavilion!
January 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#EduSky friends, check out our conversation with Dr. Mike Perkins and @leonfurze.com in which we deep-dive their AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) and how it might be used to adjust our approach to K12 writing instruction and assessment in the age of AI: myshortanswer.com/assessing-wr...
November 26, 2024 at 5:22 PM
STUDENTS 👏 CAN 👏 PRACTICE 👏 WRITING 👏 IN 👏 ANY 👏SUBJECT. We received this photo from a principal in Bulverde TX this week of students reflecting on the characteristics of good improv & miming IN THEATER. "It was awesome!" (shared with permission)
November 22, 2024 at 4:12 PM
#EduSky friends, check out the recording of our webinar with Dr. Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam.bsky.social) in which we discuss AI and the future of writing instruction and assessment. We'd love to hear your thoughts! myshortanswer.com/webinar-reco...
November 20, 2024 at 6:53 PM