Thursday, April 12, 2018

TenMarks to shut down operations after 2018-19 school year - Emily Tate, EdScoop

Teachers expressed dismay after the Amazon Education company announced plans to "wind down" its personalized math and writing solutions. The news came as a surprise to K-12 educators who use the program for online, personalized instruction. Teachers responded on Twitter with pleas for Amazon to reverse course, with disappointment about the news and with suggestions for salvaging parts of TenMarks resources. With TenMarks on its way out, Amazon's education offerings have dwindled materially. However, Amazon Inspire, a free library for open educational resources, and AWS Educate, an initiative to teach students cloud literacy and skills, remain among the company's signature efforts to reach students and teachers. https://edscoop.com/tenmarks-to-shut-down-operations-after-2018-2019-school-year