Jan 8, 2026

January 2026: Gradebook, paste history, converting chats into activities, and more

January 2026: Gradebook, paste history, converting chats into activities, and more

Explore Flint’s January 2026 product updates, including gradebook, paste history, improved moderation, and new classroom tools designed to support teachers and students.

Sparky is ringing in the new year with a bunch of updates to improve organization and transparency into student usage. Check out our January 2026 updates below! 👇

👀 See your students' paste history

👀 See your students' paste history

GIF showing student paste history

You can now view student paste history, offering better insight into how students are bringing external content into Flint. Learn more here.

✏️ Edit your onboarding answers anytime

✏️ Edit your onboarding answers anytime

GIF showing how Flint users can update their onboarding answers

New classes? New role? You can now update your onboarding answers directly from your profile—no re-onboarding required. Learn more here.

📊 Gradebook is now live in Flint

📊 Gradebook is now live in Flint

GIF showing Flint's Gradebook feature so teachers can have all student grades in one place

The Flint Gradebook is here, making it easier to track student progress and review completed activities throughout the semester. Learn more about Gradebook here.

🤝 Moderate relationship building chats with Sparky

🤝 Moderate relationship building chats with Sparky

GIF showing Flint's new relationship building moderation category.

We’ve added a new relationship-building moderation category, designed to better support safe, age-appropriate, and emotionally aware student interactions. Learn more here.

🗂️ View archived chats and sessions

🗂️ View archived chats and sessions

GIF showing how to view archived chats and sessions on Flint

Admins and activity owners can now view archived chats and sessions, improving transparency and oversight when reviewing student activity. Learn more here.

🔁 Turn chats into activities

GIF showing how you can click the start activity builder button to convert a chat into an activity

You can now convert chats directly into activities, making it easy to reuse effective prompts, discussions, and learning moments. Learn more here.