This page highlights recent and historical updates across the Edcite platform, including:
Edcite – Free, state-aligned digital practice
Edcite Schools – Premium assessment tools for schools and districts
DataHub by Edcite – Centralized reporting and data management
Have a priority to share or want to learn more about what’s coming? Email schools@edcite.com with “Product Priorities” in the subject line, or sign up for office hours with Edcite Director of Products, Brian McIntosh. If you don’t see a time that works, email brian@edcite.com to schedule a meeting.
Student Quick Report
A one-page, print-ready summary of a student’s performance on a single assignment, including overall score, performance band, standards mastery, and part-level or question-level detail.
Live Student Accommodations Report
Pulls real-time accommodation settings directly from district and classroom groups, merging overlapping sources into a single, clear view of what a student will experience on an assessment.
Class Accommodations Report
Provides a quick view of testing accommodations across one or multiple classes.
Rubric-Based Teacher Grading
Teacher-graded, single-part questions with rubrics enabled can now be configured to use the rubric exclusively for grading.
Essay Response Accommodations
Word Predictor and Spell Check settings are now available as accommodations for Essay Response questions.
Speech-to-Text for ELP Audio Recorder Items
Speech-to-Text functionality has been integrated into the ELP audio recorder item type.
New SSO Sign-In Experience
New administrator settings for SSO login.
Updated sign-in pages for both teachers and students.
Dictionary Student Tool
A Dictionary setting has been added under Student Tools in Assignment, Distribution, and Student Group Settings.
The Dictionary is turned off by default.
District User & Class Management Enhancements
District Teachers, District Classes, and District Students pages now include an Add to Group option.
Teachers, classes, and students can be added to multiple groups more efficiently.
LockDown Browser Upgrade
Updated support for the latest LockDown Browser versions.
Summary Report Enhancements
Standards scores can now be displayed for students at both the question and question-part levels.
ClassLink Rostering Enhancement
The aide role can now be included in ClassLink roster syncs and treated as a teacher role.
LockDown Browser Gesture Protection
Added protection against three-finger swipe gestures during assessments.
Students receive an alert on the first occurrence; a second occurrence exits the exam.
State-Aligned Basic Calculator
Added a new basic calculator designed to align with the experience students encounter on state assessments.
AI Grader Pilot
Continued enhancements to the AI Grader, currently available through select free pilots, including reliability and performance improvements.
Edcite Framework Landing Page
Added a new landing page for accessing and exploring Edcite Framework content.
Stimulus Tab Reordering
Stimulus tabs can now be reordered directly within the Question Editor.
New Item Type: Animation Volume
Added a new Animation Volume question type.
Grading Page Enhancements
Updates to the grading page scoring module improve the grading workflow and scoring experience.
Student Accommodations View (District Level)
Student accommodation settings are now visible directly within District Classes and District Students pages, providing clearer oversight into what supports students will experience.
Grading Page Performance Improvements (Grade by Question Tab)
Enhanced performance and responsiveness when grading by question, improving efficiency for teachers working with large assignments.
DataHub Enhancements (Teacher & Admin Pages)
Improvements to DataHub on both teacher and administrator pages to enhance usability, reporting clarity, and data navigation.
Centralized Free Teacher Signup Page
Added a centralized signup experience for teachers creating free Edcite accounts.
Summary Report Performance Improvements
Added pagination when filtering data by students in the Summary Report to improve load times and performance with large data sets.
District Usage Dashboard
District leaders can view Edcite usage by school and teacher, select custom date ranges, and export usage data as a CSV for further analysis.
Updated FAQ Page – Check out our refreshed FAQ for answers to common questions.
AI Grading Assistant (Available to Pilot)
AI-powered grading tools that accelerate grading, improve feedback consistency, and provide visibility into AI usage.
AI Grader Single Assignment Report – A consolidated view of AI grading, teacher overrides, and manual grading with filtering and drill-down insights.
Coming Soon: Feedback Insights to surface trends across students and rubric columns.
Student Group Settings Enhancements
Updated interface for managing accommodations
New options to disable Secure Browser and disable or multiply timers
Rubric Editor Enhancements
Drag-and-drop row and column reordering
Seamless student view updates
Database persistence for reordered layouts
Admin Reports Hub Enhancements
School year and month selectors
Access to archived assignments and distributions
New help icon clarifying applied filters
New Content
STAAR 2025 (Texas)
OST 2025 (Ohio)
KSA 2025 (Kentucky)
All assignment viewers are now WCAG compliant
Assignment Creation Enhancements
“Clear all standards” option in the tag editor
Question count visible on the My Assignments page
Improved save performance in the assignment editor
Enhancements to the Manipulate Bar Graph item type
Reset option added to Assignment, Distribution, and Student Group Settings with visibility into saved values
Password Validator added to support strong, secure passwords
Teacher Reports Hub Enhancements
School year and month selectors
Access to archived data
Hover-based help icon showing selected filters
New Item Types
Extended Math Essay Response (#108) – Supports text, math expressions, and drawings in one response
Line Matching added to Multimedia Matching (#042)
New Content
MCAS Practice Tests (Massachusetts)
MAP Practice Forms 2021–2022 (Missouri)
KSA Released Items 2022 (Kentucky)
Training Center Updates
Refreshed design
Updated videos organized by role
New PD resources for training and sharing Edcite
Further updates to state-aligned assessment viewers for Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin
Secure Browser Updates
Chromebook extension now supported
File upload removed (Chromebook Secure Browser only) for:
Essay Response (#100)
Essay Answer with Audio Recorder (#102)
Attach-work paperclip option (webcam still supported)
Parent Report now supports teacher-assigned assessments
New Content
STAAR 2024–2025 (Texas)
OST 2024–2025 (Ohio)
New York-aligned viewer updates to tools and icons
Additional state-aligned viewer enhancements
Cookie consent banner added
(No changes to privacy policy or data handling)
Updated student interface aligned to WCAG
New York-Aligned Viewer Updates
Text-to-Speech
Line Reader
Masking Tool
State-aligned calculators (Edcite Schools only)
New teacher interface
Performance bands for multiple distributions
CSV export for Item Analysis Matrix
New content: KSA 2023–2024 (Kentucky)
New Content
New York State Test 2023
STAAR 2023 (Texas)
MCAS 2023 (Massachusetts)
OST 2023 (Ohio)
KSA Practice Tests (Kentucky)
Text-to-speech tracking enhancements (Edcite Schools only)
Performance band import across distributions
Graph Points and Lines (#083) supports group scoring
Text editor shortcuts for subscript and superscript
Choose Graph (#104) question type added
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Major state test content additions
Reports Hub UX upgrade
Bubble Sheets scanning and grading upgrades (Edcite Schools only)
Extended Select Answer (#001): all-or-none and teacher grading
Assessment locking from Assignment Editor
Content Clarifiers for student support (Click here to learn more)
Spanish text-to-speech added (Edcite Schools only)
Touch Image (#123) shape selection
Blind Assessments setting
Texas dictionary tool (Edcite Schools only)
Ruler update with inches and centimeters
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Batch force submit/unsubmit on Grading page (Edcite Schools only)
New content: ACAP 2022 (Alabama), STAAR 2021 (Texas)
Rich text editor redesign and shortcuts
Grid View toggle between takes
Bubble Sheets printing for multiple response types (Edcite Schools only)
FREE Common Assessments Initiative launched
Pictograph Answer (#026) click-to-add image option
Dot Plot Answer (#020) dot or “X” indicator option
Teacher grading for Multiple Choice (#005)
Drag and Drop – Text (#021) background images
Question Bank filter by question type
New content: Ohio State Tests 2021–2022
Assignment Editor sorting enhancements
California ELA Claims and Targets tagging
DataHub Enhancements
Export dashboards and reports (PDF, HTML, CSV)
Assignment Library filter for State Released Tests (Click here to learn more)
Item Analysis Report update for Table CheckBox Answer (#010) (Click here to learn more)
New content: MCAS 2021, STAAR 2018
Custom District Data Tools (Click here to learn more)
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Grading Improvements
Grid View
Inline Rubric Grading
Venn Diagram (#046) updates
Assignment Editor field enhancements
One Tab at a Time setting
Student Report visibility controls
New integrations: Schoology and Aeries (Edcite Schools only)
Text-to-speech alignment across state-specific viewers
Attach images of student work to questions
Focus Tracker
Real-Time Connect
Audio recording improvements
Sectioned assignments with per-section settings
Student Group Assignment Settings (Edcite Schools only)
Clever-powered Class Term column
State-aligned scoring updates
Question Bank Card View
New state assessment viewers announced
State-Aligned Items filter added to Question Bank
New student interface
New question and assignment viewers
Updated My Assignments and My Questions
Oklahoma, South Carolina, and New Jersey standards added
ACT Aspire Multiple Choice added
New Admin Help Solutions
Share Collection follower/following display
Matching item type updates
Assignment pathway sharing for non-logged-in teachers
Student work saving on login
Admin sign-in enhancements
Florida & Missouri Common Assessments Initiatives
Item Analysis click-to-view students
Admin Activity Report
Student Notes in saved answer history
AIR calculator and viewer enhancements
New Common Assessments landing pages
Drawing and drag-and-drop updates
Viewer context menu updates
Student name and roster ID added to reports
SBAC Viewer updates
No Class Specified option
Alert message redesign
Teacher Reports Hub enhancements
Essay Response (#100) character limits
New Admin Assignment Editor
Georgia standards added
DRC and Questar viewers (Edcite Schools)
Restore and regrade saved student work
Teacher Authorization Form (Edcite Schools)
Mississippi standards added
Updated Quick Link page
Distribution access improvements
Sign in with Google
Common Assessments workflow improvements
AIR Viewer updates
Ohio standards updates
User management enhancements
Assignment Library access from Assignment Editor
Tennessee standards added
Multi-page question selection
Question editor formatting warnings
Expanded question part options
Rubric Report student-level data table
Edcite is continuously evolving based on feedback from educators and district partners. These updates reflect our commitment to building accessible, reliable, and instructionally meaningful assessment tools. Check back regularly for the latest enhancements, and if you have questions or product priorities to share, contact us at support@edcite.com – we’d love to hear from you.