

Introduction
Edge-U was awarded Cool Tool Award Winner 2021 for Best Badging/Credentialing Solution as a part of the Edtech Awards. Edge-U is a professional learning system designed by the teachers for the teachers. It adapts according to the needs of the teachers, thus enhancing their potential.
ISTE
Edge-U already received the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Seal of Alignment for the Educator Standards in February 2020.
Goals of Edge-U
It allows the students to meet their classroom needs by choosing batches to complete. Edge-U is a personalized program, hence enjoyed by the teachers. There are various levels and the points earned in Edge-U program to mark the achievements:
There are different types of badges named: Calendar Clever, Gmail Genius, SAMR Samurai, Hyper-docs Handy, Bitmoji BUFF, Google Hangouts Meet, Google docs: Level 1, CANVAS SKILLS: Assignments, Google Drive Guru, etc.
Various pathways
The educators can follow various pathways to earn the badges:
Quests
There are various Quests along with the Edge-U badges like:
Conclusion
Edge-U is a creative tool not only useful to the students as well as to the educators and enhances their teaching. It offers the educators badges to implement the high-impact strategies supported by technology.
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