Pilot-ready classroom speaking practice

Confident speakers are built in short, private reps.

BrightSpeaker gives K–5 students a friendly browser coach for eye contact, pacing, filler words, and volume. Teachers get a five-minute routine, not another grading pile.

🔒 Video stays local📚 SL.K-SL.5 aligned60-second reps
Built around an honest pilot flow: browser demo now, teacher dashboard and school systems gated until reviewed.
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Live coaching
Camera preview · on-device only
face · 98%shoulders · level
⏱ 00:42 / 01:30 · Opinion speech
Coaching feedback

Great work, Maya!

+24 XP
Eye contactgood
Pacingjust right
Volumeclear
Posturestrong
👀Nice! You looked at the camera 8 times — great eye contact.
Badges unlocked
★ 3-day streak✦ Eye-contact pro+ new
Built for the way K–5 classrooms actually run
🔒 On-device video🎯 Common Core SL.K–SL.5💻 Chromebook-ready🧒 Ages 5–11⏱ 60-second reps
How it works

Four taps to speaking practice — every kid, every day.

No setup, no installs, no accounts for students to manage. Teachers assign, kids speak, BrightSpeaker coaches.

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Pick an activity

Story retelling, show-and-tell, opinion speech, book report, or a prompt the teacher assigns.

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Speak to the camera

Students practice on a Chromebook, iPad, or laptop — with privacy built right in.

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Get real-time coaching

On-device face detection tracks eye contact; live transcription flags filler words and pacing — with kid-friendly encouragement.

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Earn XP and badges

Streaks, achievements, and a teacher dashboard turn steady practice into real growth.

What's inside

Built for the way kids actually learn to speak.

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On-device coaching signals

In-browser face detection tracks camera-facing eye contact. Live transcription surfaces filler words and words-per-minute. More signals — posture, volume, expression — are on the roadmap.

PHOTO: 2ND GRADER SPEAKING, COACHING OVERLAY
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XP, badges & streaks

Rewards growth, not perfection. Designed with a child development specialist so kids come back tomorrow.

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Six speaking activities

Age-appropriate prompts from kindergarten show-and-tell to fifth grade opinion speeches.

Story retellingShow & tellOpinion speechBook reportFree talkTeacher prompts
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Teacher view (coming soon)

A classroom view that shows who's practicing and where they're stuck is in active development. Pilot teachers help shape it.

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Growth over accent

We score progress over time, not a fixed speech target — designed with ELL and speech differences in mind. Spanish prompts are on the near-term roadmap.

Standards alignment

Every activity maps to Common Core SL.K–SL.5.

Meet your speaking & listening standards without building a single rubric. Activities map to each substandard so teachers can review practice evidence without inventing a new rubric.

SL.K.1Follow conversation rules
SL.K.6Speak audibly, express thoughts
SL.1.4Describe with relevant details
SL.1.6Produce complete sentences
SL.2.4Tell a story with facts
SL.2.6Use formal English when needed
SL.3.4Report on a topic, pace & detail
SL.3.6Speak in complete sentences
SL.4.4Organized, descriptive speech
SL.4.6Differentiate formal/informal
SL.5.4Logical sequence, main ideas
SL.5.6Adapt to context & task
Privacy & safety

The video never leaves the device. Period.

Face detection runs locally in the browser. Student video is never uploaded, stored, or transmitted. The one caveat we disclose plainly: Chrome's built-in Web Speech API streams audio to Google for transcription — we describe that in plain English on our privacy page.

Private by designOn-device videoNo ad trackingNo student data sold
On-device processingVideo stays in the browser. Only aggregate metrics (e.g. "spoke for 48s") are stored for the teacher.
No student accounts required during pilotsPilots run with shared-device or class-code entry. Google Workspace for Education sign-in is on the near-term roadmap.
Transparent data practicesA plain-English privacy page describes every data flow, including the one caveat: Chrome's built-in Web Speech API transcribes audio via Google.
No ads. Ever.B2B only. We don't sell, broker, or monetize student data in any form.
For everyone in a kid's circle

One product. Different superpowers for each role.

Give every student the practice the whole class needs.

  • Assign a prompt — every kid practices at their own device.
  • See per-student session history: filler words, eye contact, pacing.
  • Export a simple progress sheet for parent-teacher conferences.
  • No lesson prep: ready-to-use activities that map to SL.K–SL.5.
PHOTO: TEACHER AT WHITEBOARD, SMILING WITH STUDENTS
Who it's for

Designed for the three people in every K–5 speaking moment.

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For the quiet kid

Low-stakes reps in a private space. No stage, no peers watching — just the student, the prompt, and a friendly coach.

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For the classroom teacher

Designed to fit a 5-minute warm-up slot. No new grading pile, no lesson re-write, no curriculum retraining required.

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For the IT director

Browser-based, no install, and student video never leaves the device. Plain-English privacy page and a DPA on request.

Simple, per-student pricing

Priced for classrooms. Scaled for districts.

Every plan includes unlimited activities, the teacher dashboard, and full privacy documentation.

Classroom

$4 / student / year

For a single teacher or small school (up to 100 students).

  • All six speaking activities
  • Teacher dashboard
  • XP, badges & streaks
  • Email support
Try the browser demo

District

Let's talk

For multi-school districts. Everything in School, plus:

  • DPA review with your legal team
  • District rollup reporting
  • Teacher PD & training
  • Security review on request

We're pre-launch: no SOC 2 attestation yet. Talk to us about what your procurement office actually requires.

Get a quote
Questions teachers ask us

The things you were about to email us.

Do students need to sign up or create accounts?

During a pilot, no — students practice on a shared device and progress lives on that device. For paid deployments we're adding Google Workspace for Education sign-in; Clever and ClassLink rostering are on the roadmap.

Does the video really never leave the device?

Correct. Face detection runs locally in the browser. Student video is never uploaded, stored, or shared. The one caveat: live speech-to-text in Chrome uses the browser's built-in Web Speech API, which streams audio to Google for transcription — same as any Chromebook dictation. We describe this in plain English on our privacy page.

What devices does BrightSpeaker work on?

Any modern browser with a camera: Chromebooks, iPads, laptops. No installs required. We officially support Chrome, Edge, and Safari from the last two major versions.

How long does it take to get set up in a classroom?

About five minutes. Teachers sign up, create a class, share the class code, and kids start their first activity. No curriculum retraining required.

How is BrightSpeaker different from adult speech coaching tools?

Purpose-built for ages 5–11. The language, rewards, prompts, and feedback tone are designed with a child development specialist. Adult-focused tools assume reading ability, self-critique, and long attention spans — things we can't take for granted in K–5.

What about ELL students or speech differences?

BrightSpeaker evaluates growth over time, not a fixed accent or speech target — we celebrate every student's own voice. Spanish prompts and per-student weighting for IEPs are on our near-term roadmap; if your classroom needs them sooner, tell us.