#63 COMMUNICATION FOR EDUCATORS & THE FUTURE OF LEARNING with Chris Besse of Edsby

Learn 5 key communication insights for educators, including the positive impact of technology in the classroom.  Chris Besse shares how edtech platforms like Edsby make education more student-centric, they enable communication and collaboration, they enable accessibility and immediacy of information, and they encourage students to learn how to learn.   REFERENCES Chris Besse & Edsby * Chris on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-besse-24b03b11/ * Edsby – https://www.edsby.com/ Andrea Wojnicki & Chris Besse at “THE FUTURE OF LEARNING” Ensemble Conference, October 2020   Other Resources for Educators * “THE FUTURE OF LEARNING” Ensemble online conference: * video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJXimdr3bT0 * website – https://www.ensembleco.com/volume-13 * Mistakes of new teachers – http://ajjuliani.com/15-mistakes-new-teachers-make-learned/ * Benefits of multi-media – https://www.nuiteq.com/company/blog/5-benefits-of-multimedia-learning# * Confidence vs arrogance – https://talkabouttalk.com/what-is-confidence-blog/ * Parenting teens and online learning with learning strategist Kimberley Acres – https://talkabouttalk.com/49-parenting-teens-podcast/ Talk About Talk & Dr. Andrea Wojnicki * Email – [email protected] * Newsletter – https://talkabouttalk.com/blog/#newsletter-signup * Website – https://talkabouttalk.com * LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawojnicki/ * FB – https://www.facebook.com/TalkingAboutTalk * IG – https://www.instagram.com/talkingabouttalk/?hl=en   TRANSCRIPT Dr. Andrea Wojnicki: Thanks so much for being here, Chris.  Chris Besse: Oh, pleasure, Andrea, thank you for having me.  AW: As I told you before, Chris, two of my kids go to a school that’s been using Edsby for years. And I’m a big fan. So I thought, why don’t we start by having you share with everyone? What is Edsby? CB: That is awesome. I’m so glad that your kids are using it, and that you like it. So Edsby is really the most comprehensive digital learning and data system available in K to 12. It really is a central, virtual meeting spot for students and teachers, administrators and parents. It keeps everyone in the loop and engages all the stakeholders. So for students, they can see their class schedules and their assignments, they interact in a familiar private social media-like system, safe from the public internet. Parents see their child’s homework and grades. And even better, they get a window into their child’s. Teachers get course planning, attendance, assessment tools. And administrators can access district wide analytics and identify students at risk.