In this edition of EdTech in the Spotlight, we’re featuring Scribbleasy, an AI-powered platform founded by Nader Luthera — EdTechNZ Executive Council member, Managing Director of ECEASY and Founder of Scribbleasy.
Designed for organisations working with sensitive information, Scribbleasy supports early childhood education centres, schools and private training establishments (PTEs) to turn the notes, photos, forms, whiteboards, voice memos and documents that accumulate every day into organised, searchable knowledge. With privacy built in from the start, the platform is helping education providers reduce administrative load while retaining control of their information.
Making everyday information work harder
Every education organisation relies on two kinds of information: the natural communication that happens through conversations, handwritten observations, phone calls, meetings, photos and paper forms; and the structured records, fields and systems used to manage it.
Scribbleasy is designed to bridge that gap. It captures unstructured material, including handwritten notes, photos, PDFs, emails, voice memos and paper forms, and turns it into structured, contextualised information without staff having to manually re-enter it.
That information becomes a searchable knowledge base that staff can question in plain English, with answers linked back to their source material. For a busy centre or school, this can make everyday questions such as “Where is that policy?” or “Did that form come back?” much easier to answer.
The platform also brings together tools for audit and compliance preparation, document templates, electronic signing and records management. This all-in-one approach aims to reduce the need for multiple disconnected tools and apps across an organisation.
Introducing AI agents for everyday work
Scribbleasy’s latest milestones are the launch of two AI agents: Daily Dose and Brainstorm.
Daily Dose acts like a personal assistant inside Scribbleasy. It monitors the information a user needs to keep track of and delivers a clear, newsfeed-style summary each morning. Users can view related documents, add items to reminders or ask Daily Dose to take further action.
Brainstorm keeps AI-assisted thinking and drafting within the Scribbleasy platform. Staff can use it to generate ideas, draft content, check or validate work, group ideas and collaborate with colleagues or students. A kaiako can photograph handwritten notes or a whiteboard from a team meeting, convert it into usable text in seconds and use it as the starting point for a brainstorming session.
Privacy has shaped the platform’s design. Scribbleasy says prompts and files are not used to train AI models; Brainstorm uses first names only by default; and staff can choose whether material uploaded for AI processing is retained or deleted after it has been read.
Built for education providers of every size
Scribbleasy is now working with organisations in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. While education is a key focus, the platform is also being explored by organisations in professional services, consulting, finance, construction and real estate.
Within Aotearoa, Scribbleasy is looking to connect with high-performing early childhood education centres, private schools and leading PTEs. It is designed for both single-service organisations and multi-site providers, allowing separate locations to manage their own documents and permissions under one account.
Finished documents can also be pushed to OneDrive, SharePoint or Google Drive, helping Scribbleasy sit alongside the systems education providers already use.
Organisations can try Scribbleasy free with an initial allocation of 100 credits or tokens, 100MB of storage and up to 100 documents. The free plan includes the same privacy and safety features, and is not used to train AI. Further plans are available for individuals, teams and larger multi-site organisations.
Giving time back to teaching and learning
Scribbleasy’s work with education providers is focused on three key outcomes: simplicity, time savings and peace of mind.
By bringing documents, forms, signing, records and AI into one place, staff can spend less time switching between systems or searching for information. Its AI agents can assist with tasks such as reading handwritten notes, drafting newsletters, filling forms and tracking overdue actions, while teachers and kaiako retain responsibility for the judgement, voice and relationships that make their work authentic.
The platform also provides role-based access controls and activity logs, giving leaders visibility of who can access information and how AI is being used. This helps schools and centres access the benefits of AI without relying on a patchwork of unvetted free tools.
This matters because teaching time is one of education’s scarcest resources. Every hour returned from administration creates more capacity for the work that makes the greatest difference for learners.
Supporting change alongside technology
For Scribbleasy, the work is not only about building an AI platform. It is also about supporting organisations to rethink long-standing habits that may no longer serve them in an AI-enabled world.
That is why onboarding, change management and practical support have become as important as the product itself. As education providers adopt new ways of working, Scribbleasy is focused on helping them do so thoughtfully, safely and with confidence.
Learn more: www.scribbleasy.com