Google has announced the official launch of Google Play for Education. Announcement on Android Developers Blog wrote:
“It’s an extension of Google Play that’s designed for schools, simplifying discovery of 
educational apps and enabling developers and content providers to reach K-12 educators in the U.S. It offers bulk purchasing with purchase orders and instant distribution of educational apps, videos and other educational content to students’ Android tablets via the cloud. Google Play for Education helps your apps gain visibility with the right audiences, without having to knock on school doors.”
Guideline to join Google Play for Education:
- Existing Android apps for education can be marked for inclusion in Google Play for Education with ‘Google Play Developer Console’
- These apps will be evaluated by the educators. These educators will perform a first-pass qualification of apps, assigning the appropriate subject, grade, and common core standards metadata.
- Following is the link for the guideline for ‘Google Play for Education criteria for classroom use’:
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html
Some suggestions for developers:
- According to the Android Developers Blog, High quality apps are top priority for teachers.
- The app must be compatible for both 7’ as well as 10’ tablet.
- Further information can be found on Google Play for Education pages. Following is the link:
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/edu/index.html
