Kite

Kite Suite

The Kite® Suite provides an online testing interface.

Kite Student Portal is where students take Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) assessments. Features include:

  • easy-to-use navigation
  • built-in accessibility tools
  • practice testlets
  • technology-based items

Kite Educator Portal is where educators manage student data, make selections for instructionally embedded assessments and retrieve directions for administration.

Kite student portal and educator portal on computers

Kite System Status

Kite Student Portal

Student Portal is the secure platform where students take DLM assessments. While in Student Portal, students cannot access unauthorized webpages or applications. Use the links below to install Student Portal and view supported platforms. Additional resources are provided to ensure your assessment experience runs smoothly.

Supported Platforms

ChromeOS 102+

Minimum supported version for 2024-25: Chrome 108

 

Instructions

Our technology team is working hard to finalize Android support for Kite Student Portal. Be sure you are subscribed to DLM test updates to get alerted as soon as the Android client is available for use.

*Please refrain from using iOS 17.1 & 17.2 as they are currently unsupported.

Supported Platforms

iOS 14.3 – 17.4.1

Minimum supported version for 2024-25: iOS 15.8.2

*Please consider updating to macOS 12 or above, as it is most recommended for running Kite Student Portal.

Supported Platforms

macOS 11.1 – 14.4.1

Minimum supported version for 2024-25: macOS 12.7.4

*Student Portal for Windows is an accessible client compatible with screen reader programs such as NVDA and JAWS®

Supported Platforms

Windows 8.1, 10, and 11

Minimum supported version for 2024-25: Windows 10

The minimum screen resolution required for Student Portal is 1024x768.

If you notice the media/text in a test session is exceeding the section borders in Kite Student Portal, your testing device may be defaulting to a display scale that is too large. Kite's recommended guidlines for your device's display scale are listed below.

  • If your device’s recommended screen resolution is 1366 x 768, the display scale should not exceed 100%.
  • If your device’s recommended screen resolution is 1600 x 900, the display scale should not exceed 100%.
  • If your device’s recommended screen resolution is 1920 x 1080, the display scale should not exceed 125%.

Kite Educator Portal

Educator Portal is the secure, web-based application where educators and administrators manage student data and view results. The following browsers support Kite Educator Portal for the 2023-24 school year:

kite Educator Portal Login external link