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{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = Edsby
| logo = Edsby_horizontal_logo.png
| company_type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = April 2010
| screenshot = EdsbyScreenshot.jpg
| screenshot_size = 250px
| creators = Steve Asbury, Jon Asbury, Scott Welch, John Myers
| key_people = Steve Asbury, Jon Asbury, Scott Welch, John Myers, Dallas Kachan
| industry = [[K-12|K-12 education]]
| website_type = [[Learning management system]], [[analytics]], [[social networking]], [[data aggregation]]
| registration = Required
| num_users = Undisclosed
| url = {{URL|http://www.edsby.com/}}
| current_status = Active
}}
'''Edsby''' is a cloud-based [[software application]] that combines [[Social networking service|social networking]] with class and student management features. It is a [[learning management system]] for [[K-12]] students, educators and parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edtechroundup.org/reviews/edsby-k-12-learning-analytics-platform|title= Edsby: K-12 Learning & Analytics Platform|publisher=The EdTech Roundup|date=2017-12-19}}</ref>

Edsby, originally named CoreFour, was founded in April 2010 by the three original founders and architects of the [[FirstClass]] software application, cited as the first modern learning management system<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elearnhub.org/the-history-of-distance-learning-and-the-lms/|title=The History of Distance Learning and the LMS|publisher=ELH Online Learning Made Simple|author=Ashok Sharma}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.proprofs.com/c/lms/history-of-learning-management-systems/|title=History of learning management systems|publisher=ProProfs}}</ref> along with a longtime co-worker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backbonemag.com/Magazine/2013-06/edsby-takes-home-the-prize.aspx|title=Edsby takes home the top prize|publisher=Backbone Magazine|date=2013-06-06}}</ref> It offers K-12 school districts various online [[social learning tools]] connected to their existing legacy systems, including [[Electronic grade book|gradebooks]], [[attendance]]-taking, parent-teacher communication features, [[classroom management]], [[content management]] and [[Social media#Social media in the classroom|social classroom interaction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edtechreview.in/reviews/2531-edsby-learning-management-lms-for-schools|title=Edsby: A Great Blend of Learning Management & Insightful Analytics for School Districts|publisher=EdTechReview|date=2016-09-30}}</ref>

In 2016, the product introduced [[data aggregation]] and [[analytics]] features.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techlearning.com/ed-tech-ticker/10929|title=New Edsby Analytics Provide Real-Time Insights for K-12 Districts|publisher=Tech & Learning|date=2016-06-27}}</ref> In 2018, it introduced ways for educators to capture and report multimedia evidence of learning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techlearning.com/ed-tech-ticker/whats-new|title= What’s New|publisher=Tech & Learning|date=2018-03-05}}</ref>

==Business model==

Edsby is sold only to [[K-12]] school districts and not available as a free version. It sells its system directly to school districts and private schools and charges a per-user conventional [[software as a service]] fee annually. Edsby synchronizes bi-directionally with school districts' legacy [[student information system]]s and other systems and creates and manages classes, students, teachers and schedules by leveraging districts' existing databases, speeding deployment and district-wide adoption.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edtechreview.in/reviews/2531-edsby-learning-management-lms-for-schools|title=Edsby: A Great Blend of Learning Management & Insightful Analytics for School Districts|publisher=EdTechReview|date=2016-09-30}}</ref>

Edsby has partnered with [[Microsoft]] and makes its service available on the [[Microsoft Azure]] cloud service worldwide.<ref name="thejournal.com">{{cite web|url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/02/08/edsby-lms-finds-home-in-canadian-districts-and-on-azure.aspx|title=Edsby LMS Finds Home in Canadian Districts and on Azure|publisher=T.H.E. Journal|date=2016-02-08}}</ref> Microsoft has enhanced its [[Microsoft OneNote|OneNote]] application to support easy entry of grades into the Edsby gradebook.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/26/microsoft-onenote-classroom/|title= Microsoft wants OneNote to be the go-to classroom app|publisher=Engadget|date=2017-06-26}}</ref>

Edsby is privately held. The company has acknowledged one funding round of around two million [[US dollar]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-01-21-edsby-gets-funding-to-help-districts-deploy-social-learning-tools|title=Edsby Gets Funding to Help Districts Deploy Social Learning Tools|publisher=EdSurge|date=2014-01-21}}</ref>

==Customers==

One significant Edsby site is the school district of [[Hillsborough County Public Schools]]. Edsby is deployed to all of the 215,000 students and 15,000 teachers at 260 schools in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seenmagazine.us/Articles/Article-Detail/ArticleId/6695/Top-Tech-Essentials-for-Parent-Engagement|title=Top Tech Essentials For Parent Engagement|publisher=Southeast Education Network Magazine|date=2018-01-07}}</ref> Edsby replaced a more expensive system, [[Edline]], in September 2013 for grade books and parent engagement. Educator reaction has been positive, with some end-user grousing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/hillsborough-school-district-rolls-out-edsby-grade-book-system/2139689|title=Hillsborough school district rolls out Edsby grade book system|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=2013-09-02}}</ref> Another large single customer is the 122,000-student [[York Region District School Board]], where Edsby is used district-wide for parent communication and student assessment and reporting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/10/prweb14758985.htm|title=Edsby Deploys to More Than 120,000 Users at York Region District|publisher=PRWeb|date=2017-10-03}}</ref>

District-wide deployments with other school systems include 34,000 students and 3,450 staff at Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/04/prweb12650188.htm|title=Edsby Selected by Kawartha Pine Ridge for District-wide Deployment|publisher=PRWeb|date=2015-04-14}}</ref>. The Greater Essex County District School Board has also adopted Edsby for its 35,000 students and their parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windsorlifemag.dgtlpub.com/?i=4210&p=47|title=Connecting Students, Teachers and Parents Online Via Edsby|publisher=Windsor Life Magazine|issue=Autumn 2017}}</ref>

==Awards==

* 2017 SIIA [[Software and Information Industry Association#CODiE Awards|CODiE Award]], Best Education Data Solution<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siia.net/Press/SIIA-Announces-2017-CODiE-Award-Winners-for-Education-Technology-Industry||title=SIIA Announces 2017 CODiE Award Winners for Education Technology Industry|publisher=Software and Information Industry Association|year=2017}}</ref> 
* 2016 [[District Administration]] Top 100 product<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.districtadministration.com/article/spotlight-school-solutions|title=Spotlight on school solutions|publisher= District Administration magazine|year=2016}}</ref>
* 2016 THE Journal Reader's Choice awards: Most Valuable In Your Schools & Top 10 Favorite Technologies Currently Used<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thejournal.com/Articles/2016/10/31/Readers-Choice-Awards-2016.aspx?Page=1|title=Readers' Choice Awards 2016|publisher= THE Journal|year=2016}}</ref>
* 2016 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techlearning.com/contests/0007/34th-annual-awards-of-excellence-winners-announced-by-tech--learning-magazine/70259|title=34th Annual Awards of Excellence Winners Announced by Tech & Learning Magazine|publisher= Tech & Learning Magazine|year=2016}}</ref>
* 2016 SIIA [[Software and Information Industry Association#CODiE Awards|CODiE Award]], Best Classroom Management Solution<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siia.net/Press/SIIA-Announces-CODiE-Award-Winners-for-Education-Technology-Industry|title=SIIA Announces CODiE™ Award Winners for Education Technology Industry|publisher=Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)|year=2015}}</ref>
* 2015 [[District Administration]] Readers’ Choice Top Products<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.districtadministration.com/article/k12-products-work|title= K12 products that work|publisher=District Administration|year=2015}}</ref>
* 2015 EdTech Digest top LMS of 2015 "Cool Tool" Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/2015-finalists-winners|title=2015 – Finalists & Winners|publisher=EdTech Digest|year=2015}}</ref>
* 2014-2015 eSchool News Readers’ Choice Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/01/top-edtech-products-093/|title=50 top ed-tech products, straight from educators|publisher=eSchool News|year=2014}}</ref>
* 2014 [[District Administration|District Administration's]] Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.districtadministration.com/article/k12-leaders-pick-favorite-products|title=K12 leaders pick favorite products|publisher=District Administration|year=2014}}</ref>

EcoFuror (talk) 03:29, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@EcoFuror: It is stated that "Independent editor invited to review suggested changes, too many to identify individually, to this article written by a company representative. " but it's not clear from that statement whether you're speaking in the third person about the "company representative", meaning are they a different person, or is that person you. Please clarify. Also, if you could indicate whether you're paid for your contributions or not. Thank you! Spintendo 16:20, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, above ambiguity wasn't intentional. Have just added a connected contributor (paid) slug to the top of this talk page. I'm a current employee of the company as of this writing and the one that authored the suggested changes above. Will expand disclosure on my user page beyond existing UserboxCOI as well. EcoFuror (talk) 18:39, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 08-NOV-2018

Edit request declined

The requested changes do not offer an improvement over the standing version. Individual issues are:

The text placed in the draft is placed as rough cuts, without smoothing of the flow of prose, creating run-on sentences ("originally named CoreFour, was founded in April 2010 by the three original founders and architects of the FirstClass software application, cited as the first modern learning management system along with a longtime co-worker"); text which uses an odd combination of phrases ("Edsby replaced a more expensive system, Edline, in September 2013 for grade books and parent engagement.^[a]"); or which uses words that seem out of place ("Educator reaction has been positive, with some end-user grousing").
The references are largely re-mentions of company press releases, meaning the impetus for these publication's coverage originates from the company. As such, it appears that only their voice is being heard here.

Regards, Spintendo 17:06, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

^ The question here is whether the company product being sold is actually just grade books and parent involvement. On its face the latter appears to be the more complicated service to provide to its customers than the former.

Unless you or others advise otherwise, I'll re-submit specific edit requests individually and make a case with each as to why they improve the article rather than rolling up a bunch of edits as above. EcoFuror (talk) 18:39, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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One significant Edsby site is the school district of [[Hillsborough County Public Schools]]. Edsby is deployed to all of the 194,000 students and 15,000 teachers at 260 schools in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/edsby/gradebook/prweb10589539.htm|title=Hillsborough County Public Schools Selects Edsby Gradebook for District-wide Deployment|publisher=PRWeb|date=2013-04-02}}</ref> Edsby replaced a more expensive system, [[Edline]], in September 2013 for grade books and parent engagement. The company claims to serve approximately 20 million requests every day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/01/prweb12478540.htm|title=Data Shows Edsby Deployment at Hillsborough County Among Most Significant Learning Management Systems in K-12|publisher=PRWeb|date=2015-01-29}}</ref> District educator reaction has been positive, with some end-user grousing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/hillsborough-school-district-rolls-out-edsby-grade-book-system/2139689|title=Hillsborough school district rolls out Edsby grade book system|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=2013-09-02}}</ref>

District-wide deployments with other school systems include 34,000 students and 3,450 staff at Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/04/prweb12650188.htm|title=Edsby Selected by Kawartha Pine Ridge for District-wide Deployment|publisher=PRWeb|date=2015-04-14}}</ref> and 60,000 public school students at Halton District School Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/06/prweb12789492.htm|title=Halton District School Board Chooses Edsby to Enhance Student and Parent Communication|date=2015-06-16}}</ref> The Greater Essex County District School Board has adopted Edsby for its 35,000 students and their parents, as has the District School Board of Niagara for its 36,000 students and their parents.<ref name="thejournal.com"/>

With this:

One significant Edsby site is the school district of [[Hillsborough County Public Schools]]. Edsby is deployed to all of the 215,000 students and 15,000 teachers at 260 schools in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seenmagazine.us/Articles/Article-Detail/ArticleId/6695/Top-Tech-Essentials-for-Parent-Engagement|title=Top Tech Essentials For Parent Engagement|publisher=Southeast Education Network Magazine|date=2018-01-07}}</ref> Edsby replaced a more expensive system, [[Edline]], in September 2013 for grade books and parent engagement. Educator reaction has been positive, with some end-user grousing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/hillsborough-school-district-rolls-out-edsby-grade-book-system/2139689|title=Hillsborough school district rolls out Edsby grade book system|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=2013-09-02}}</ref> Another large single customer is the 122,000-student [[York Region District School Board]], where Edsby is used district-wide for parent communication and student assessment and reporting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/10/prweb14758985.htm|title=Edsby Deploys to More Than 120,000 Users at York Region District|publisher=PRWeb|date=2017-10-03}}</ref>

District-wide deployments with other school systems include 34,000 students and 3,450 staff at [[Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/04/prweb12650188.htm|title=Edsby Selected by Kawartha Pine Ridge for District-wide Deployment|publisher=PRWeb|date=2015-04-14}}</ref>. The [[Greater Essex County District School Board]] has also adopted Edsby for its 35,000 students and their parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windsorlifemag.dgtlpub.com/?i=4210&p=47|title=Connecting Students, Teachers and Parents Online Via Edsby|publisher=Windsor Life Magazine|issue=Autumn 2017}}</ref>

Rationale:

Updates # of students at Hillsborough County Public Schools to latest figure
Removes "the company claims to serve approximately 20 million requests every day" as unnecessary detail/puffery
Replaces Hillsborough County Public Schools customer win press release with a trade publication citation illustrating Edsby deployment at Hillsborough
Adds new large customer York Region District School Board
Removes Halton District School Board and District School Board of Niagara customers, as neither ever deployed Edsby wider than initial pilot projects, despite both school districts awarding RFP wins to Edsby and announcing deployments
Updates Greater Essex County District School Board customer win citation to independent magazine article illustrating Edsby deployment

EcoFuror (talk) 17:40, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 12-NOV-2018

Edit request declined

Although the request asks for information to be replaced, the request does not state verbatim which information is to be removed.
The description of the software as "saving money" for the districts who use it, is to advertise its cost saving potential. Information worded in this manner is generally not acceptable for Wikipedia.

Regards, Spintendo 08:16, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response, further action requested:

Clarification, please, of how to more effectively state verbatim which information is to be removed? In the rationale section of my edit request above, I wrote "Removes 'the company claims to serve approximately 20 million requests every day' as unnecessary detail/puffery" and "Removes Halton District School Board and District School Board of Niagara customers, as neither ever deployed Edsby wider than initial pilot projects, despite both school districts awarding RFP wins to Edsby and announcing deployments." Each removal request and addition was documented in the rationale section with explanation. Is there another syntax I should be following? If so, would welcome example(s) of how to do this more effectively.
My edit requests do not relate to this text from the existing live article. It appears in both versions of my edit request above. I invite you to evaluate it independent of my other edits... but consider first clicking through to the citation, which seems to put emphasis, in the second body graph, that cost savings are why this particular customer selected the software. So it seems a statement of fact as written, and not a general marketing claim.

I'd like to request you or another editor reconsider applying my edit request above based on the additional clarification provided. Should I assume you, Spintendo, personally will revisit this request if having seen these comments, or do I need to re-submit them as another fresh correction request or follow some other protocol? I'm new to this back-and-forth and am unclear how to proceed. EcoFuror (talk) 19:03, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-conflicted editors, please consider adding the following section at the bottom of the Edsby page. This is a reworked list of company awards consistent with the guidelines from another editor above on this talk page, who removed a previous, less vigorous awards section from this page a year ago. Each of these publications are respected edtech industry trades. Those that don't have a Wikipedia page linked (e.g. EdTech Digest, eSchool News) are indeed still legitimate publications and can be found cited in dozens of references from other companies on other Wikipedia pages. The company indeed won all of these awards, and wasn't just a finalist.

===Awards===
* 2018 EdTech Digest EdTech "Cool Tool" Award - Parent/Student Solution<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edtechdigest.com/2018-finalists-winners/|title=2018 – Finalists & Winners|publisher=EdTech Digest|year=2018}}</ref>
* 2017 SIIA [[Software and Information Industry Association#CODiE Awards|CODiE Award]], Best Education Data Solution<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siia.net/codie/About-the-Awards/Past-Winners/2017-Winners||title=SIIA CODiE™ Award Winners - 2017|publisher=Software and Information Industry Association|year=2017}}</ref> 
* 2016 [[District Administration]] Top 100 product<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.districtadministration.com/article/spotlight-school-solutions|title=Spotlight on school solutions|publisher= District Administration magazine|year=2016}}</ref>
* 2016 THE Journal Reader's Choice awards: Most Valuable In Your Schools & Top 10 Favorite Technologies Currently Used<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thejournal.com/Articles/2016/10/31/Readers-Choice-Awards-2016.aspx?Page=1|title=Readers' Choice Awards 2016|publisher= THE Journal|year=2016}}</ref>
* 2016 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techlearning.com/contests/0007/34th-annual-awards-of-excellence-winners-announced-by-tech--learning-magazine/70259|title=34th Annual Awards of Excellence Winners Announced by Tech & Learning Magazine|publisher= Tech & Learning Magazine|year=2016}}</ref>
* 2016 SIIA [[Software and Information Industry Association#CODiE Awards|CODiE Award]], Best Classroom Management Solution<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siia.net/codie/About-the-Awards/Past-Winners/2016-Winners|title=SIIA CODiE™ Award Winners - 2016|publisher=Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)|year=2016}}</ref>
* 2015 [[District Administration]] Readers’ Choice Top Products<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.districtadministration.com/article/k12-products-work|title= K12 products that work|publisher=District Administration|year=2015}}</ref>
* 2015 EdTech Digest EdTech "Cool Tool" Award - Top Learning Management System<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/2015-finalists-winners|title=2015 – Finalists & Winners|publisher=EdTech Digest|year=2015}}</ref>
* 2014-2015 eSchool News Readers’ Choice Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/01/top-edtech-products-093/|title=50 top ed-tech products, straight from educators|publisher=eSchool News|year=2014}}</ref>
* 2014 [[District Administration|District Administration's]] Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.districtadministration.com/article/k12-leaders-pick-favorite-products|title=K12 leaders pick favorite products|publisher=District Administration|year=2014}}</ref>

EcoFuror (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EcoFuror (talk • contribs) 01:04, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 12-NOV-2018

Edit request partially implemented

N Eight of these awards are not independently notable in Wikipedia. Several of these awards do not contain Wikilinks, and some that do are deceptively linked to the items highlighted (i.e., "District Administration").
Y The only awards which are approvable as they have mentions in Wikipedia are the CODiE awards, which were added to the article.

Regards, Spintendo 08:16, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Response, no further action requested:

Appreciate the addition of at least a few from this list. But for the record, the awards denied from this list do appear in Wikipedia as legitimate awards on many other companies' pages. And, I don't believe the term deceptive above was a fair characterization of including links to publications' Wikilinks, where they existed, in the names of the awards as a convenience to the reader. The published list of each award's winners on each publication's website were cited for every line item. EcoFuror (talk) 19:03, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 16 November 2018

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Requesting removal of these two passages from the live version of this article:

 and 60,000 public school students at Halton District School Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/06/prweb12789492.htm|title=Halton District School Board Chooses Edsby to Enhance Student and Parent Communication|date=2015-06-16}}</ref>

and

, as has the District School Board of Niagara for its 36,000 students and their parents.<ref name="thejournal.com"/>

In the years since these edits were made, neither district deployed the Edsby software wider than initial pilot projects, despite both districts awarding RFP wins to Edsby and announcing deployments as cited in the original references. Neither school district should be identified as a current Edsby customer at this time. EcoFuror (talk) 18:51, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 16-NOV-2018

Edit request implemented

These claims have been moved to the Past users section.

Spintendo 20:40, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but the edit is inaccurate. Neither district deployed the Edsby software to its general user base after initial trials. So to characterize both districts and their 96,000 collective users as past users is incorrect. Suggest removing that newly-created section. EcoFuror (talk) 23:37, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[1] The question here is whether the company product being sold is actually just grade books and parent involvement. On its face the latter appears to be the more complicated service to provide to its customers than the former.

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