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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=httphttps://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/hillsborough-school-district-rolls-out-edsby-grade-book-system/2139689/ |publisher=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> In 2015, other district-wide deployments included 3,450 staff and 34,000 students at [[Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board]]. In 2016, it was adopted by 35,000 students and staff at [[Greater Essex County District School Board]].<ref name="dian">{{cite web |last1=Schaffhauser |first1=Dian |date=2016-02-08 |title=Edsby LMS Finds Home in Canadian Districts and on Azure |url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/02/08/edsby-lms-finds-home-in-canadian-districts-and-on-azure.aspx |publisher=THE Journal}}</ref> In 2017, it deployed at [[York Region District School Board]], a 125,000-student district.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sun-Tribune |first=Dina Al-Shibeeb Stouffville |date=2019-02-26 |title=Stouffville parents fear potential breach, want kids’ information off education app |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/stouffville-parents-fear-potential-breach-want-kids-information-off-education-app/article_d1481b01-7b00-5475-a9b5-18ef5402c76f.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== 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 Social-EmotionalRemote & Blended Learning ProgramTool Newfor ProductPrimary Award,(K-6) [[Theand Journal|THESecondary Journal]]{{dn|date=March(6-12), 2024}}Tech and Learning<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=TL |first=TL |date= |title=Best Remote & Blended Learning Tools 2021 |url=https://www.techlearning.com/news/best-remote-and-blended-learning-tools-2021 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=TechLearningMagazine |language=en}}</ref>
* 2021 Best Remote & Blended Learning Tool for Primary (K-6) and Secondary (6-12), Tech and Learning<ref name=":0" />
* 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>