Scribblewise is a web tool that helps teachers grade essays. A teacher uploads a personalised rubric, students submit essays directly to the teacher’s assignments, and the AI drafts grades and feedback. The site states two design choices: the grading is adaptive, meaning the AI learns the teacher’s own grading style as it is used, and the teacher keeps control, since AI-generated feedback can be edited or deleted before it counts. It says it integrates with platforms such as Canvas.
The evidence is thin. The landing page has three short feature blurbs and a sign-up link, with no demo, sample feedback, accuracy data or named schools, and the pricing page returned a server error when reviewed. The terms of use, dated April 2024, name Laystone, Inc. of Delaware as the operator, give new users a 5-essay-credit free trial, describe monthly auto-renewing subscriptions without stating a price, and disclaim any warranty about the accuracy of the service’s content. The site does not name the AI model it uses.
Student essays are sensitive data. The privacy policy, last updated in April 2024, does not mention FERPA, does not say whether essays are used to train AI models, names only Stripe as a service provider, and says the company does not knowingly solicit data from people under 18, while the tool’s inputs are student work. Schools and teachers should get written answers on those points, and on how long essays are retained, before uploading student work, and should treat AI-drafted grades as suggestions to review.
