app/assets/javascripts/textBoxExpand.js
function makeExpandingArea(container) {
var area = container.find("textarea");
var span = container.find("span");
area.on('input propertychange', function() {
span.text(area.val());
});
span.text(area.val());
// Enable extra CSS
container.addClass("active");
}
$('.expandingArea').each(function(){
makeExpandingArea($(this));
})