Last updated on 3 May 2020
Google in its most recent annual global conference in San Francisco posted its ambitions in the world of education and school. Somewhat overshadowed by other consumer announcements such as the launch of a Spotify-style music streaming service or Deezer, Google’s strategy to become a must-have in the world of education is asserting itself a little more every day.
In this area, as in others, the Mountain View giant seems to have a single objective: become unavoidable by offering a coherent and complete range tools in a market niche.
Schools are no exception to this rule.
ChromeBook. Google released a ChromeBook computer some time ago.emble have been imagined for students and students. A device designed to work online, easy to use, easy to maintain at ultra competitive prices with serious manufacturers like Acer, Samsung or LeNovo. By eliminating technical difficulties, Chromebooks make teaching and learning easier. Applications and settings are saved in the cloud. Several students can therefore use the same Chromebook and find their personal work environment when they log in. The tool is not yet flawless, but the idea is there, it continues to improve. Google offers rentals of Chromebooks to schools from 15$ per month and per student, with a renewal of the machines every 3 years.
Google Play for Education. This is one of today's important announcements at Google's California conference. The opening of a specific section of the app market dedicated to education. It will be available very quickly in the United States and then in the rest of the world. The search giant’s response to the arrival of tablet-type mobile devices in classrooms. Books, apps, educational games, videos..Educational content at the click of a button. As with Chromebooks, Google would prepare an Android tablet rental system for schools. And to use this Google Play, all students must have a Google account. That is good, the multinational company offering …
Google Apps for Education. It is the flagship of Google’s strategy to conquer classrooms.
Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Documents …. Google offers a set of customizable, free and ad-free tools that facilitate, among other things, collaborative work between students and between students and teachers. Unanimous online software suite and all the tools to communicate and collaborate safely.
A few days ago, Google announced that the storage space offered to users of its various services was grouped together and increased to 15 Gigas per account. For each Google Apps for Education user, Google doubles the bet to 30 Gigas.
We will return to Tools TICE on these different tools offered by Google. And in particular those of which I have not spoken here and which, however, also lend themselves particularly well to use in the classroom. I want to talk about Google + It offers a much more successful new GUI with the integration of Hashtags for in-depth searches and a greater focus on images and videos.
To be followed, then.
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