Edsby

"It is exactly what I've been looking for."

Puntos a favor: The ease and familiarity of a social media platform with the security and transparency of educational software. I can respond to my students questions from anywhere in the world at anytime and I know that our interaction is transparent for their security and mine.

Contras: The gradebook takes some getting used to and doesn't have all of the functionality of a dedicated platform.

"K-12 Social Networking Based LMS"

Comentarios: Overall, the Edsby platform excels at social communication and K-12 school management. I wouldn't necessarily call it a proper LMS just yet because it only recently added the functionality to build asynchronous courses and import SCORM based learning modules.

Puntos a favor: The company is based in Ontario, Canada and focuses on K-12 education which is exactly where my school lands. As a result, many of the changes and customization are geared towards my school. Most the major LMS companies are based in the US so their focus is naturally there.

Contras: It seems like the number of customer service staff has not grown at a rate that can accommodate the number of clients that Edsby is accumulating. This has resulted in excruciatingly slow response times, especially around September and October.

"Edsby Communication Tool"

Comentarios: Daily use of Edsby is cohesive and timely. The staff at Edsby are always there to help.

Puntos a favor: Edsby offers a very successful communication tool to schools. Edsby links, Administrators, Teachers, Students and Parents with day to day knowledge of the academic and personal progress of students.

Contras: With COVID 19 is would be great if Edsby could integrate Edusafe Screening with their program.

"Does the job, could be better"

Comentarios: Overall, Edsby is a decent product that managed all of the basics, but there is much that can be improved upon. It would behoove the developer to sit with an actively working teacher over time and see how the product is working and find the gaps that could be improved.

Puntos a favor: I like the ability to be able to copy an assignment to multiple classes rather than creating it multiple times. I also like the ability to create assignments student can complete online with auto grading. That is a huge time saver.

Contras: There were quite a few things that could be improved. The reporting of progress alerts was not the best and the presentation of a line graph as the first view for students as opposed to actually seeing the list of assessments with scores was always problematic. Many students never figure out to click on the next tab and never had a good grasp on their scores. Also, there were some features that were really handy that I NEVER knew about in 3 years of using this product, until all the e-learning took place and there became a sea of information to sort through. Although overall a decent product, I could continue...

"Edsby For Middle School"

Comentarios: Great for Online

Puntos a favor: VERY Student Friendly. Kids can easily navigate and find work

Contras: I wish the weighting of assignments and not just the points that could be scored.