Animated icons representing emotions are color-coded by SEL experts to represent emotion intensity level and how pleasant the emotion is. Teachers can see the types of emotions their students say they’re experiencing and can determine which students may need additional attention.
Know what your students are feeling
A friendly way for kids to share things that might be hard to talk about.
Emotional check-ins
Whether students are in class, hybrid or fully remote, Edsby now gives teachers a quick and easy way to poll students at the beginning of their day, or throughout the day, on how they’re feeling.
Age-appropriate selections
Younger students don’t have the same emotion vocabulary or skills as older ones. So Edsby presents emotion options to choose from that are tailored to students’ grade levels, accompanied by developmentally appropriate definitions. Suggested regulation strategies for each emotion, curated by experts, are also age appropriate.
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Specifically colored icons
Spot outliers or trends
Teachers see when there are new check-ins and can monitor patterns and trends over time. They also see if a student has opted not to check in, which is a student’s valid choice.
Recommendations for teachers
Teachers see what emotional regulation strategies have been presented to each student and receive their own professionally-curated strategies for educators based on what their students are feeling.
Confidential information
Edsby maintains students’ trust by keeping emotional check in information confidential between student and teacher.
Take action
Help make a difference in students’ well-being.
Facilitate conversations
Even in the absence of a formal SEL program, the Edsby Check-In system gives students and teachers a way to start a dialogue around emotions. Teachers and students can communicate and begin to build their emotion vocabulary literacy and their own personal toolkits of emotion regulation strategies to augment official SEL programs.
Loop in stakeholders
Edsby enables teachers to communicate privately with students and/or their parents, and/or guidance counsellors within the school’s same official, protected communications system.
360° view of students
In Edsby Check-Ins, a student’s Edsby Panorama is only ever a click away, including their comprehensive academic history, parent information, attendance records and more.
Ways to manage care
Students that might benefit from extra care can be grouped together for special educator attention. Edsby Monitor Groups, a long-established and appreciated feature of Edsby, can be set up as desired by teachers or guidance counsellors.
Research-based social and emotional guidance
Strategies informed by decades of SEL and emotion research.
Designed with academics
User interface, icon color, age-appropriate emotion selection and culturally responsive regulation strategy content in Edsby Check-Ins come courtesy of a team of academic advisors and an exclusive relationship with MindUP—an evidence-based non-profit program designed to improve children’s emotional well-being founded by actress Goldie Hawn. MindUP is aligned with current SEL research and is accredited by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, or CASEL.
What our users say
As a guidance counsellor, Edsby is the best way to keep in touch with my students.
Russell JohnstonGuidance Counsellor, Lakehead Public Schools, 12,400 students and their parents on Edsby
What our users say
THANK YOU for your great product and work on our behalf. I cannot imagine starting a school year without the gigantic weight Edsby carries for us in the background.
Kevin SmithVice Principal of Instruction, King's Christian College
What our users say
I like getting notifications from teachers, school administration and parent counsel.
Milena GiaourisParent, St. Michael's College School
What our users say
Edsby merges all tools a teacher could need into one easy to use, succinct platform.
Roy WahabProfessional Educator, King's Christian Collegiate
What our users say
Keeping staff members in the loop with individual students can be a challenge, but with Edsby we’re able to maintain and update student profiles in one place.
Wendy Cox BlairExecutive Director, The Arbor School of Central Florida
What our users say
Edsby allows me to record learning without disrupting the flow of student work. I can capture a wealth of pedagogical documentation in the moment without having to frame an unauthentic shot after the learning has occurred.
Christopher RobertsonGrade 4&5 Teacher, Near North District School Board, 10,000 students on Edsby
What our users say
I love how easy it is to connect the curriculum. It is a great communication tool with families.
Kim NilesTeacher, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, 34,000 students and 3,450 staff on Edsby
What our users say
Edsby does a lot more to show observations than Google Classroom and it can go directly to parents. We are using Edsby district-wide.
Natalie MukherjeeElementary Teacher, York Region District School Board
What our users say
This is likely what all schools need. They just don’t know it yet.
Gino RussoInformation Technology Resource Teacher, Lakehead Public Schools, 12,400 students on Edsby since 2018
What our users say
A good teacher learns their students well and responds to their needs in a timely manner. Edsby Perspective Analyze helps me do just that. And I know I can effectively communicate with parents using Edsby during reporting times.
Angela O’NeillTeacher, Durham Catholic District School Board, 22,000 students on Edsby since 2017
What our users say
In using Edsby for the past three and a half years, I've found it an incredibly useful tool for staying organized and being successful. I would highly recommend it to other schools for its features and ease of use.
Aiden BritnellStudent & IT intern, King's Christian College
What our users say
Edsby is the best educational product I have seen.
Fred RotgausFounder, TeachersConnectTeachers.com
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