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Google Play for Education takes Android into the classroom

By Robert Nelson
on 15 May, 2013

Google has announced Google Play for Education, which is said to have been "built from the ground up to meet the unique needs of educators." Basically, this sounds like Google is making an effort to bring more technology into the classrooms. The keynote mentioned that teachers feel there is a gap between what is possible in technology and what is practical.

Thailand orders a million Android tablets for schools

By Michael Crider
on 15 May, 2012

India's Aakash tablet has garnered most of the attention in the Android education space for the last few months. But Thailand is making its own government-subsidized tablet push, and naturally they've chosen Android. The country has allocated $32.8 million to ship just under a million tablets to its 6-8-year-old students, with 400,000 shipping out within the next 90 days. The second half of the program, with another 530,000 tablets, is expected to cost another $33 million.

$35 Indian “Aakash” tablet may come to Philadelphia schools

By Michael Crider
on 4 Apr, 2012

There's been a lot of excitement ion the last few months over India's state-sponsored Android tablet, the Aakash (AKA "Ubislate") manufactured by Canadian OEM DataWind. Its incredibly low (and subsidized) price of between $35 and $50 US dollars has given it millions of users in the crowded country, particularly among the students and teachers that qualify for the discount. Now the Financial Express reports that the tablet, or something very similar, may be getting trial runs in the Philadelphia public school system.

Google’s Android Developers offer free training site for aspiring app makers

By Michael Crider
on 16 Dec, 2011

I'll be the first to admit, I'm an absolute dunce when it comes to the finer points of software development. I once heard that you could make a pseudo sandwich with Linux, but that just ended up in a mess. Google's Android Developers team feels my pain, and wants to help me make that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers app I've been dreaming about. They've made a new section in the Android developer website, titled Android Training, with a wiki-style layout and a wealth of useful - and free - information.