Category: Student View Exploration

Say whaaaaat? Students have access to support on Edsby too? Here some of more advanced students can look up some of their own questions. This helpful student guide would be useful for teachers and parents alike, so we know how to support the students from their end of things.

Frequently asked Questions Section:

• Edsby login basics explained
• Choosing a strong password
• Syncing Edsby calendars with Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook
• Sending messages with Edsby
• How do I update my Edsby profile picture?
• Choosing a new password
• What does “Login for this username temporarily disabled” mean?
• My report cards grades are different from my Edsby grades. Why?
• I just received a great grade on an assessment, but my overall average went down! What happened?
• My grades have disappeared from Edsby. Why?
• Edsby and browser compatibility

Learn About Section:

• Student Mobile Quickstart
• Student Browser Quickstart
• About Classes – Mobile
  • Mobile My Work – Grades and Assignment Report
  • Content Panel – Students
  • Mobile – Submitting Assignments through Edsby
  • Mobile Online Testing – Students
• About Classes – Browser
  • About My Work – Grades and Assignment Report
  • Online Testing for Students
  • Submitting assignments online
  • Viewing Rubrics
• Settings
  • Personal information
  • Forgotten passwords
• Communicating with your Teacher
• Edsby Capture for Students
  • Capturing Evidence of Learning
  • Learning Story for Students
• Groups for Students
• Home Screen
• Navigation Bar
• News River for Students
• Portfolio
  • Mobile – Posting to Portfolio
  • Using Portfolios for Student-Led Conferences
• School Info
• Teaching Your Parents About Edsby
• Approvals
• Community Service Tracker Application
• Notifications
• Report Cards
• Student Calendars
• What parents can see in Edsby
• Language support in Edsby
• Language settings and translating in Edsby
• Smartphones and tablets
• Supported browsers and operating systems

How To Videos:

I need to give so much thanks to my daughter allowing me to use her Edsby account to share with you what it looks like from a student view even with her indiscretions of overdue assignments she was happy to share (even if it makes my eyes twitch…how does a teachers kid have overdue assignments?).

As a teacher and a parent we have the brain capacities to navigate more complex websites, older students can also complete with such tasks. However, you are going to notice that so much of the parent view is exactly identical to the student view but the students get a few more features then the parents. This platform is visually the exact same from kindergarten to grade 12; this is a vast difference in cognitive abilities and what can be accomplished. If there is one big recommendation or advice that I have to give Edsby it is this: You need to have different student views separating the early elementary from the upper grades.

When you get views of this:

and then this is what you actually get:

There is a serious disconnect and not a real great understanding of what students levels of abilities are. The munchkins in grade one still do not know their letters let alone know how to log onto computers using their names and if they do it takes them way too long to get on and then they miss out on the super fun activities.

Watch my video below and see how students can navigate through the student view and how it can be used very similar to google classroom when it comes to handing in assignments or viewing assignments teachers have given you!