THE ESSENTIALS
This resource outlines how to log into Edsby on either a desktop or a phone. It also shows you how to change the server so you can check on your own children's Edsby if they attend school in a different school division.
This resource outlines how to navigate the teacher homepage, the first thing you see when you log into Edsby.
This resource gives a tour on the Class View in Edsby. It is a place in Edsby where teachers will spend a great deal of time so becoming familiar with the Class View is key.
This resource outlines how to get to and a tour of the student Panorama which is where a teacher can find information about a student.
This resource outlines how to do your attendance using a web browser.
This document walks you through how to complete your attendance on the Edsby app on your phone.
This document answers some frequently asked questions about attendance in Edsby.
This resource outlines how to print off and edit a class list.
This resource outlines how to create a seating plan for your classes.
This resource outlines three different ways to send a broadcast to parents in Edsby. This replaces both "Sending a Message: and "Communicating with Parents" resources.
This resource outlines how a teacher accesses the parent-teacher interview scheduler.
A short explanation on all the moving pieces of using the PTI Module in Edsby.
This resource outlines how a teacher can send a permission slip to all the parents in their class via Edsby messages.
This resource outlines how a teacher accesses classes that have been completed in a previous year or semester.
This resource outlines how to copy the content from a completed class into a current class using either the Planner or Course Content. It also outlines how to delete multiple items in a course.
This resource outlines how to do your initial class setup, focusing on student and parent accessibility and how to ensure you are displaying grades in the proper format.
This resource gives a brief outline on how to use a calendar in Edsby.
GRADEBOOK / PROGRESS REPORTS
This resource outlines all the ins and outs of entering your grades and comments at progress report time.
This resource outlines how to use a preloaded gradebook in Edsby, including deleting or editing the existing assessments.
This resource walks you through using the "fill" function to help you when doing your progress reports.
This resource outlines how to set up your gradebook by outcome and by strand.
This resource outlines how to set up your gradebook by outcome, strand or unit.
This resource outlines how check your gradebook settings, how to create an assessment, how to edit an existing assessment and how to enter grades.
This resource outlines four tips and tricks to employ when using a gradebook pre-loaded with outcomes.
This resource walks you through all the important aspects of creating an assessment. The document is a handy one-pager that summarizes the fields.
This resource goes through 10 gradebook tips:
#1 Entering Grades
#2 Filling in Identical Scores
#3 Share Your Assessments!
#4 Clicking on the Column Heading
#5 Changing Grading Schemes
#6 Changing the Status of an Assessment
#7 Using the Grader
#8 Generating an Edsby Progress Report
#9 Assessments with Multiple Columns
#10 Saving Filter Configurations
This resource outlines how to permanently delete those pesky units (that you think you just deleted).
This resource walks you through how to create a rubric with a PSSD Assessment scheme and how to attach it to an assessment.
This resource outlines how to quickly create a progress report to share detailed progress within a course to a student or parent.
This resource outlines how to print off or preview a formal report card at the end of the year for a student's cumulative folder.
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
These resources will help you get started as using the Learning Story as a way to communicate student learning to parents. There are instructions for a teacher that is uploading evidence of learning on behalf of a student, instructions on how to show your students to add their own evidence of learning and a sample communication that you can send to parents explaining where they can find the learning story. Feel free to download and edit this document to make it work for your parents.
This resource outlines the Evidence of Learning system in Edsby. It includes how to print off QR codes, capturing evidence with the Edsby Capture App and ways that teachers can interact with the evidence.
This resource outlines how a teacher or a student can save artifacts of learning to a student's portfolio.
This resource outlines how to use the Content Panel to organize and create content for your classes.
This resource outlines how to use the Planner to organize content and assign dates to units, lessons and assessments. It is best viewed after the "Using the Content Panel" video.
This resource outlines how to use the Journal to summarize the days lesson and provide a "to do" list for all students.
This resource outlines how Edsby's calendar can be accessed and utilized as part of the learning management system. It also shows what a teacher, student and parent sees when looking at the various calendars. This is a more detailed video than our "Using Calendars in Edsby" resource.
This resource outlines how you can use your personal folder to create, save, copy and share courses that you've made with other teachers.
VARIOUS
This resource outlines the basics on how to create and manage a new group or join an existing group.
This resource outlines how to use Edsby's River of News to communicate school wide events to parents, students and teachers.