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'''Edsby''' is an [[educational technology]] company headquartered in [[Toronto|Toronto, Canada]]. It is the developer and publisher of the Edsby platform, a web-based [[K–12|K-12]] [[learning management system]] (LMS) and analytics platform, and Unison, an educational [[data aggregation]] product.
Edsby is partnered with [[Microsoft]] and provides its services on the [[Microsoft Azure]] cloud service worldwide. The company was named Microsoft’s Education Partner of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Center |first=Microsoft News |date=2019-06-06 |title=Microsoft announces 2019 Partner of the Year Award winners and finalists |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2019/06/06/microsoft-announces-2019-partner-of-the-year-award-winners-and-finalists/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Stories |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Edsby was founded in April 2010 by Steve Asbury, Jon Asbury, and Scott Welch, the three founders and architects of the software application [[FirstClass]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Ashok |date=4 May 2015 |title=The History of Distance Learning and the LMS |url=http://www.elearnhub.org/the-history-of-distance-learning-and-the-lms/ |publisher=elearnhub.org}}</ref> and co-worker John Myers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liberal |first=Dina Al-Shibeeb Richmond Hill |date=2019-06-24 |title=Richmond Hill’s Edsby to cover all New Zealand's schools after landmark deal |url=https://www.yorkregion.com/business/richmond-hill-s-edsby-to-cover-all-new-zealands-schools-after-landmark-deal/article_a139709e-d138-54c8-8152-0b86e535ce34.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=YorkRegion.com |language=en}}</ref> After it gained popularity in the 1990s, millions of students and teachers used this software tool with messaging and collaboration features, and it is recognized as one of the earliest [[Learning management system|learning management systems]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxagile.com/company/blog/history-and-trends-of-learning-management-system-infographics|title=History and Trends of Learning Management System (Infographic)|date=12 April 2016|publisher=Oxagile}}</ref><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|author=Ashok Sharma|date=4 May 2015|publisher=ELH Online Learning Made Simple}}</ref>
Edsby is privately held, and in 2014, the company acknowledged a funding round of around two million dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EdSurge |first=EdSurge |title=Edsby Gets Funding to Help Districts Deploy Social Learning Tools |url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2014-01-21-edsby-gets-funding-to-help-districts-deploy-social-learning-tools |website=EdSurge}}</ref> In 2020, it received a $5.3 million [[Series A round|Series A]] investment. In conjunction with the raise, investor Chris Besse, former CEO of educational technology company FreshGrade and former managing director of [[K–12|K-12]] at education publisher Nelson Education, joined the company as [[Chief commercial officer|Chief Commercial Officer]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-16 |title=EdTech startup Edsby raises $5.3 million Series A {{!}} BetaKit |url=https://betakit.com/edtech-startup-edsby-raises-5-3-million-series-a/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
==Products==
=== Edsby platform ===
The Edsby platform is developed for [[K–12|K-12]] school districts, [[Private school|private schools]], and [[Government|governments]]. It provides online social learning tools connected to their existing systems, including grade books, attendance-taking, parent-teacher communication features, [[classroom management]], [[content management]], and social classroom interaction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edsby Product Review – By Timothy Gard, Chief Learning Strategist |url=https://mindsharelearning.ca/edsby-review-by-tim-gard-chief-learning-strategist/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> Mobile applications are available for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. {{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
In September 2013, [[Hillsborough County Public Schools]] deployed Edsby to its students and teachers at the district's schools.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sokol |first1=Marlene |date=2013-09-02 |title=Hillsborough school district rolls out Edsby grade book system |url=
=== Unison ===
In March 2019, [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|the New Zealand Ministry of Education]] contracted with Edsby to develop a national student information-sharing exchange called Te Rito. Edsby’s technology, spun out in 2022 as a separate product called Unison, synchronizes the country’s thousands of [[Student information system|student information systems]], “securely storing and sharing information in a transparent and trusted way” for [[New Zealand]] learners, their families, and communities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Page {{!}} Te Rito |url=https://terito.govt.nz/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=terito.govt.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kronk |first=Henry |date=2019-06-24 |title=Edsby Is Creating a National Student Records Database for the Country of New Zealand. They Say It's the First of Its Kind. |url=https://news.elearninginside.com/edsby-is-creating-a-national-student-records-database-for-the-country-of-new-zealand-they-say-its-the-first-of-its-kind/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=eLearningInside News}}</ref>
==Awards==
* 2022 LMS Platform of the Year, EdTech Breakthrough Awards<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Winners |url=https://edtechbreakthrough.com/2022-winners/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=EdTech Breakthrough |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2021
* 2020 EdTech Startup of the Year, MindShare Learning<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit Celebrates National Award Winners – Announces the Launch of the Canadian EdTech Alliance – |url=https://mindsharelearning.ca/canadian-edtech-leadership-summit-celebrates-national-award-winners-announces-the-launch-of-the-canadian-edtech-alliance/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2019 Innovator of the Year, [[City of Richmond Hill]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=Innovators of the Year Award |url=https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/innovators-of-the-year-award.aspx |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.richmondhill.ca |language=en}}</ref>
* 2017 SIIA [[Software and Information Industry Association#CODiE Awards|CODiE Award]], Best Education Data Solution, [[SIIA]]<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|access-date=2018-11-13|archive-date=2019-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322132305/https://www.siia.net/codie/About-the-Awards/Past-Winners/2017-Winners|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2016 SIIA [[Software and Information Industry Association#CODiE Awards|CODiE Award]], Best Classroom Management Solution, [[SIIA]]<ref>{{cite web |year=2016 |title=SIIA CODiE Award Winners - 2016 |url=https://www.siia.net/codie/About-the-Awards/Past-Winners/2016-Winners |publisher=Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)}}</ref>
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