Write is a distraction-reduced, integrity-aware writing environment for in-class timed assignments. Students join with a code, write, and submit. You receive the essay alongside a structured process log — every paste event, every focus change, timed and documented.
A writing space that shows its work. Not a surveillance tool — a structured, documentable process record.
What Write captures
Write doesn't surveil students — it documents the session with a narrow, transparent set of behavioral signals. Students are told exactly what these are before they begin.
Set a duration when you create the assignment. Students see a live countdown. When time expires, the textarea locks — no extensions without a deliberate teacher action from the dashboard. Pause and resume are also available.
Every paste event is logged with a timestamp and character count. If the pasted content is deleted within a short window — a signal worth noting — that's recorded too. No clipboard contents are accessed; only the presence and size of the paste event.
If a student navigates away from the writing tab or minimises the window, the timestamp and duration are logged. The event is recorded — not blocked. Students are told this will happen before they begin.
The gap between the session starting and the first character typed. A student who starts writing immediately tells a different story from one who waits until the final minutes — without any content in between.
On submission, you receive the full essay text alongside a structured process log: every captured event, timed and labeled. Download as a ZIP. Data is purged from the server after you download — you are the custodian of the record.
Students join with a short code you share — no account, no email, no registration. You control when the session opens and closes. Roster matching is optional: link a class list and students select their name from a dropdown.
How it works
Write is built to be as frictionless as possible. Students shouldn't be thinking about the tool — they should be thinking about the writing.
Name the assignment, set the duration, and optionally add a prompt and link a class roster. A join code is generated automatically.
Write the code on the board or paste it into your LMS. Students go to write.papertrailacademic.com, enter the code, and they're in.
Before they write a single word, students are shown exactly what is and isn't being captured. This screen is non-skippable and cannot be altered by the teacher.
Watch submissions arrive in real time from your teacher dashboard. When a student submits, the session report is waiting for you — essay text and full process log, ready to download.
Student transparency
Before the first keystroke, every student sees a non-skippable transparency screen. This isn't a setting teachers can toggle. It's part of the product — the same screen, every session, every student.
Why not just use Google Docs?
You can see what was written. Write tells you how.
Create an assignment, share the code, and have your first session running in under two minutes. No Chrome extension required for teachers or students.
The PaperTrail Suite
Student submitted work outside of class via Google Docs? Inspect reconstructs the full revision history — every session, paste, and pause — for any Google Doc you can access.
Free — no account needed →Use a Write submission as the controlled in-class sample. Then compare it against a later Google Docs submission across eight stylometric metrics. Does this one actually sound like them?
$4.99/mo →When the process log raises a question the data can't answer alone, Verify runs AI-assisted deep analysis — internal consistency scoring, ten-dimension comparison, and suggested follow-up questions.
From $0.60/report →