Author: edsby_admin

• June 25, 2013
• 2 min read

Edsby lauded for its design

Backbone Magazine interviewed Edsby on the role of design in user experience. In an article titled “Edsby: If You Want People to Use Your Software, Make Design a Priority,” the magazine cited Edsby’s focus on increased adoption through a “two-pronged approach: education and, especially, design.” “Education is part of it, but we think what’s more […]

• June 10, 2013
• 3 min read

Edsby: Build a Winning Product by Building a Winning Team

“We’re putting the band back together.” CoreFour was named the winner of Backbone magazine’s 2013 Innovation Campaign in May. The formation of the company was a little like the reunion of a band epitomized by The Blues Brothers. The four founders, all employees of Nortel Networks in the ’80s, have been working together on and […]

• June 6, 2013
• 1 min read

Edsby takes home the top prize

Edsby has won first place in Canadian business magazine Backbone’s second-annual Start Me Up Innovation Campaign for Canadian tech businesses.

• April 17, 2013
• 5 min read

Including Teachers and Districts in the Edtech Discussion

by Scott Welch Edsby Co-Founder Let me start by saying that I think the disconnect is a real and serious one. But I think that the proposed solution–granting teachers purchasing power–is the wrong one. Well, not so much wrong as ineffective. I have a particular and informed perspective on this, having built K-12 education technologies […]

• December 4, 2012
• 1 min read

Edsby interviewed in MindShare Learning podcast

Listen to Edsby Co-founder and President John Myers in an interview with MindShare Learning, an educational technology consulting and events company. Published December 4th, 2012. You’ll find the podcast here.

• April 12, 2012
• 1 min read

BYOD is coming to a school near you… what’s your plan?

• February 22, 2012
• 1 min read

Which SIS & LMS Features Do Teachers Dislike Most?

The latest report on LMS & SMS use in K-12 (sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) shows that the majority of teachers and administrators are deeply dissatisfied with their existing LMS and SIS solutions.  

• December 1, 2011
• 1 min read

SoLoMo?

Troy Williams has an excellent post on what he calls “SoLoMo”: Social, Local and Mobile for Education.

• November 28, 2011
• 1 min read

Social Media… Problem or solution?

The Getting Smart blog has a great post entitled “Mentoring Your Students in Social Media or Vice Versa”. While students live in social media, teachers can’t just use public social media products in the educational environment.

• November 24, 2011
• 1 min read

Great post from Lisa Neilson

In a recent post “Five Things Students Want Their Teachers to Know about Online Learning,” award-winning blogger and author Lisa Neilson says “Students appreciate the opportunity to learn online, but want their teachers to be sure to incorporate these elements which allow them to realize the benefits of online learning while not losing what they […]

• November 24, 2011
• 1 min read

Parental involvement REALLY helps

A new study shows that parental involvement really helps. “just asking your child how was their school day and showing genuine interest in the learning that they are doing can have the same impact as hours of private tutoring. It is something every parent can do, no matter what their education level or social background.” […]

• October 13, 2011
• 1 min read

Bringing our schools into the 21st century

Thomas Klassen, professor of political science at York University in Toronto, had a great article in the Toronto Star last month. Over the past two decades, email has become a common way to communicate. However, Ontario’s public schools remain stuck in the paper-and-pen age, especially in regard to parent-teacher interaction. See the full article here: […]