Edsby Reviews & Product Details

I find Edsby to be user-friendly, which enhances my ability to assist end users, including parents and teachers, effectively. I love the Edsby River for making announcements as it facilitates easy communication with parents and teachers, bridging essential channels for important updates and engagement. The reporting functionality is very beneficial as it simplifies the task of pulling marks back into the SIS, adding efficiency to our operations. Additionally, Edsby offers a great help feature with supportive videos and other resources that made the initial setup quite smooth, despite not having any formal training provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find it challenging to resend Edsby invitations because the current options are limited to 'NEVER' or selecting a specific date. I would prefer a more flexible option, such as 'LAST WEEK,' to make this process easier. The process of bringing marks to our SIS could be simplified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the smooth setup process we experienced with Edsby, thanks to our close collaboration with the IT department and accurate data from MSS, which led to a hassle-free implementation with no significant issues. I find the support from Edsby incredibly reliable, as they are efficient in addressing small bugs or considering them for future fixes, ensuring that our system runs smoothly. The learning stories feature is particularly valuable as it allows students and their families to visibly track the learning journey, which fosters a transparent educational environment. I find the Gradebook feature very useful, allowing us to easily isolate and enter outcomes, enhancing our assessment processes. Additionally, the River Feed is a significant benefit as it keeps everyone informed about what is happening within the school, contributing to well-coordinated operations. Overall, Edsby enhances our daily operations and educational framework with its useful features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I encounter occasional small bugs with Edsby, which require me to identify them and communicate with the Edsby support desk for resolution. While the bugs are generally addressed or put on the radar for future fixes, they can still be a minor inconvenience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We really enjoy how user friendly Edsby is to use for our parents, students and staff. The overall design is very clean and it is it easy to find information quickly. We especially like the fact that Edsby offers a sync system with our SIS. This makes keep student data up to date very easy. There is also a robust development team at Edsby that is always working on new features to improve and expand the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Our main complaint about Edsby is that once features are released, further development on them seems to stall. This leads to some features not being implemented as well as they could have been, and other features lacking in critical updates to make them better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of communication and marking. I like that everything can be in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Students often have difficulty opening assignments that have been copied for them. Often need to open multiple times in order to submit and then they end up with duplicates in their Google Drive. Also, I cannot see student work UNTIL they have submitted. I would like to know where they are at prior to submitting so I can see progress and offer feedback. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like Edsby because of its intuitive web interface and the ability it provides for us to manage our accounts efficiently. The responsiveness of Edsby's support team when we have questions is impressive and greatly appreciated. Our previous systems lacked the functionality that Edsby offers, such as a reliable app for parental access, allowing parents to communicate more effectively with teachers and receive updates on their children’s progress. Its seamless user interface allows for better password management and overall improved user experience. I find the onboarding process to be straightforward, with Edsby's team providing excellent support, ensuring we made necessary system changes while they addressed our unique needs. This level of support and functionality makes Edsby valuable to our organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think some improvements could be made in Edsby regarding its analytics capabilities. The analytics features seem inadequate, which could limit my ability to work with data comprehensively. Additionally, the grade book functionalities, especially the use of rubrics, could be enhanced. I would like if rubrics could have numerical values, making assessment and grading more versatile and aligned with my specific needs. Overall, there should be better functionality in these areas to maximize efficiency and utility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate Edsby because it offers a cohesive, integrated platform for managing multiple aspects of school operations such as attendance, gradebooks, messaging, forms, report cards, and daily class updates. This integration is crucial for me, as it eliminates the need to coordinate across various systems and software applications, simplifying my workflow significantly. I find immense value in having everything consolidated into one app, which enhances efficiency and helps maintain focus on teaching rather than administrative tasks. Additionally, the initial setup of Edsby was very easy, which made the transition smooth and efficient. The program's integration with tools like Google Suite also adds to its versatility and practicality in a school environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the weighting system for grades somewhat clunky. It's complicated to adjust weightings and get an overview of the weightings for my course in a simplified way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Edsby is simply great. I hardly know where to start. From taking attendance, to attendance reports, to communication with parents, sharing marks, generating report cards, etc. Our teachers love it as a tool to communicate with the students and parents, to keep track of their marks and to do attendance. Our admin likes it to keep on tabs with all that's going on in the school. The office staff likes it for attendance, posts in the news river and generating report cards. Parent like it as a one-stop-know-everything tool: they can see the marks of their children, indicate that their children won't be at school for the day, plan absences for the future, read teacher updates and even message the teachers through Edsby.

We use Edsby every single school day and would not know what to do without it anymore! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are always some small crinkles that need to be ironed out, but the Edsby helpdesk staff is most helpful in resolving problems. It is now also possible to request features for future versions of Edsby. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Edsby is intuitive to use and provides as much information about a student's learning environment as seems possible. Parents and students have access to immediate information about the school and the student's progress. Teachers have a wide array of tools at hand to make learning meaningful and accessible for all. There is no better platform out there that I've seen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the immediacy of Edsby information is too much. Marks are always there, assignments are always there, and so on. And sometimes kids need to detach and be away from it all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I absolutely love how Edsby allows me to enter comments that can be accessed by other staff members, enhancing communication and making it easy to keep track of student progress. The journal feature is incredibly beneficial because it keeps students and parents updated on daily lessons, promoting transparency and engagement. I also appreciate the wide variety of groups, which makes it a comprehensive platform for everything from classroom tasks to administrative work. The clarity, organization, and visual aspects such as colors and screen layout are essential features that I find very compelling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a non-tech person, I found the initial setup challenging. The assessment part was difficult for me to understand, which made me rely on paper comparison to ensure accuracy with my calculations. Occasionally, using the assessment feature becomes cumbersome with large class sizes, as switching screens is required, and the font size can be too small. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EDSBY is great for having everything you need at your fingertips. From capturing student work, keeping track of grades, attendance and writing report cards, all of the information is in one convenient place. Communication with parents is made easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are frequent glitches at unfortunate times, like during reporting periods. You usually have to wait until the next update for a solution. Some pages are not intuitive or user-friendly. Parents have access to you 24/7 and expect responses at inconvenient times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.