diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/essentials/essentials_toc.cs b/docs/html/distribute/essentials/essentials_toc.cs index 7084fdd5caff9..d0a11141dbde7 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/essentials/essentials_toc.cs +++ b/docs/html/distribute/essentials/essentials_toc.cs @@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ -
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  • Optimize Your App diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.jd b/docs/html/distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.jd deleted file mode 100644 index 734bddc7f1d27..0000000000000 --- a/docs/html/distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,509 +0,0 @@ -page.title=Education Guidelines -page.metaDescription=These guidelines and requirements help you develop great apps for students, which offer compelling content and an intuitive user experience on Android tablets. -page.image=/distribute/images/edu-guidelines.jpg -Xnonavpage=true - -@jd:body - - - - -
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    - These guidelines and requirements help you develop great apps for students, - which offer compelling content and an intuitive user experience on Android - tablets. -

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    - You’ll also need to ensure that your apps comply with the terms of the - - Google Play for Education Addendum, Google Play - Developer Program Policies, and Developer - Distribution Agreement. -

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    - To participate, your apps must be designed for the K-12 market. The basic - requirements that your apps must meet are: -

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    - In-app purchase is currently not supported with Google Play for Education, so - a student device will block any transactions. To avoid confusion, be sure to - remove any in-app purchase buttons and related UI elements from your apps. - We’re investigating additional purchase mechanisms to enable more flexible - pricing models for developers and schools. -

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    - If your apps are priced In Google Play for Education, you must allow Google - Play to offer teachers limited free trials before purchase (you provide this - through business terms only, no development work is needed.) -

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    - You can only choose not to remove in-app purchasing from your apps where all - content and services are sold through Google Play for Education using In-app - Billing. If you choose not to remove In-app Billing features, ensure that: -

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    - For each app that you publish, you can set a single price that applies to - both Google Play and Google Play for Education. You can’t set a different - price for a given app (based on a single package name) in Google Play for - Education. -

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    - If your apps display ads, you should disable the display of ads if possible, - or ensure that: -

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    - Apps submitted to Google Play for Education will be evaluated by a - third-party educator network, which will review them based on alignment with - Common Core Standards and other - educational considerations. This will help make your content more - discoverable for teachers and administrators as they browse by grade level, - subject, core curriculum, and other parameters. -

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    - Apps with highest educational value will have these characteristics: -

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    - As you design and develop your apps, make sure they offer high educational - value by addressing as many of these characteristics as possible. -

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    - Your apps should be designed to perform well and look great on Android - tablets, and they should offer the best user experience possible. -

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    - High quality apps are engaging, intuitive, and offer compelling content. - Google Play for Education will highlight high-quality apps for easy discovery - in the store. Here are some recommendations for making your app easy for - students and teachers to enjoy: -

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    - To test your app and assess it against the guidelines in this document, it's - recommended that you set - up a test environment that replicates the actual environment in which - students and teachers will run your app. -

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    - Make sure to test your apps under conditions that simulate those of schools. - For example, Google Play for Education lets administrators control or disable certain - capabilities for students, so it's good to test your app with those - capabilities disabled. Below are some conditions to test your apps for, to - ensure best results in the Google Play for Education environment: -

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    Google Play for Education is an extension of Google Play designed for - schools. Here educators can discover apps approved by teachers for teachers, + schools. Here educators can discover Android and Chrome apps approved by teachers for teachers, as well as educational videos and a collection of classic books for their classroom.

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    - This page provides answers to common questions that you might have about - Google Play for Education. -

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    - What is Google Play for Education? -

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    - Google Play for Education is a new online destination designed for schools. - Teachers can discover educational apps, books, and videos to meet the needs - of a single student, a classroom, or a whole district. Educators can browse - apps by grade, subject, keyword, or standard including Common Core State - Standards. Purchasing is done using a PO with no credit card required. Apps - are distributed to tablets instantly through the cloud. -

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    - Is Google Play for Education primarily for students or - educators? -

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    - The store on Google Play for Education is for educators, but its content is - for both educators and students. Teachers and administrators have the ability - to make purchases and control who within their school has access to the - purchase flows. -

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    - Will Google Play for Education support subscription - purchases? -

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    - Currently, Google Play for Education supports one-time purchases. We’re - investigating additional purchase mechanisms to enable more flexible pricing - models for developers and schools. -

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    - Why is it recommended that in-app purchase features are - removed? -

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    - In-app Billing is currently not supported with Google Play for Education, and - a student device will block the Google Play transaction if a student attempts - to make an in-app purchase. To avoid confusing students, we recommend not - including any in-app purchase buttons and other UI in your apps. We’re - investigating additional purchase mechanisms to enable more flexible pricing - models for developers and schools. -

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    - Is Google Play for Education restricted so only its users can - purchase from the Google Play for Education? Or will anyone be able to - purchase from it? -

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    - Currently, only schools that are signed up for Google Play for Education can - make purchases on it. -

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    - Can I set different prices for my apps in Google Play for Education - and Google Play? -

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    - You set a single price for each app that applies to both Google Play and - Google Play for Education. You can’t set a different price for a given app - (based on a single package name) in Google Play for Education. -

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    - Google Play for Education doesn't currently support free trials. If you want, - you can offer a free version of your app with limited functionality in Google - Play for Education, but that app would need to be separate from your paid app - and be reviewed separately for educational content. -

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    - Can I offer a free trial through Google Play's "In-app Subscriptions - with Free Trials" feature? -

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    - Google Play for Education doesn’t currently support In-app Billing or In-app - Subscriptions with free trials. -

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    - What are the categories in Google Play for Education? -

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    - Google Play for Education includes categories for all grade levels from - Kindergarten to 12 and the following subjects: English Language Arts, World - Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Elective, Open Education - Resources (OER), and Tools. -

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    - I created an app specifically for Google Play for Education and don’t - want it to show up in Google Play. Is this possible? -

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    - Currently, it’s not possible to publish an app on Google Play for Education - and make it unavailable on Google Play. -

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    - If my app offers content for every level of education, how will it - fit the Common Core State Standard filters? -

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    - If your app applies to multiple levels of education, then the app will show - up in filtered results for multiple levels. -

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    - How are apps being reviewed? By whom and against what - criteria? -

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    - Apps are being reviewed by a third-party network of educators. These - educators assign the appropriate subject, grade, and Common Core State - Standards metadata, as well as evaluating whether the app meets the Google - Play for Education criteria for classroom - use. -

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    - How do I update my apps in Google Play for Education? -

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    - You can update your apps on Google Play for Education in the same manner you - do on Google Play. App updates will not be reviewed prior to being made - available through Google Play for Education. However, we will periodically - review updated apps for quality. -

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    - Does the app maturity rating reflect solely on what a user can do - within my Android app, or does the web version of my app influence the rating - as well? -

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    - The maturity rating that you set for an Android app refers only to the - content displayed in that app. -

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    - Do I need separate builds of my phone and tablet apps for Google Play - for Education, or is it the exact same app that lives on Google - Play? -

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    - We recommend you create one app and use it in both Google Play and Google - Play for Education. -

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    - What is the best way to get students’ work within apps sent back to - their teachers? -

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    - Teachers have mentioned that many apps achieve this by email from a third - party, which isn’t optimal for schools. As many schools use Google Apps for - Education, consider integrating your apps with Google Drive using the - SDK. -

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    - How can developers test the teacher experience in Google Play for - Education? Is there a way to get an account to test it? -

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    - Currently, we are unable to provide developers with a test account to test - the Google Play for Education user experience. We’re investigating ways to - allow developers to simulate the environment. -

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    - If I already have an app in the Chrome Apps Pack will I get some help - migrating this to Android? -

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    - If you’d like to reach tablet users in schools we encourage you to build a - native app for the optimal user experience. Considerations for building your - apps can be found in the Google Play for - Education Guidelines. -

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    - What are you doing to promote these apps to educators? -

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    - Google Play for Education is an extension of Google Play targeting schools - and making the discovery of educational apps easier. It helps your apps gain - visibility with the right audiences, without having to knock on school doors. - We’re constantly referring to the highest quality apps in our educator - outreach. We’ve also developed a series of collections to help educators - quickly browse apps for the most common use cases. -

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    - How many installs have similar apps had on Google Play for Education? - How much can I expect to make if I do an ROI analysis? -

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    - While we cannot disclose specific numbers, Google Play app listings provide - app download ranges for all apps. -

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    - What is the seasonality like for the education market? What are the - key timing considerations for app developers? -

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    - In the United States, school districts’ budget decisions go through a - planning phase in the Spring with budgets being released on July 1. We’ve - observed high purchase-volumes in the second quarter of the calendar year, to - use up end-of-year budgets. New budget purchases begin in the third quarter - of the calendar year. -

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    - Is there a way to offer a special deal, such as a discount, only on - Google Play for Education and not on Google Play? -

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    - No, this isn’t possible. Pricing, including special offers, must be the same - between Google Play for Education and Google Play. -

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    - Which devices are available in the program? Will more be - available? -

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    - Nexus 7 is available for shipment now, and the Asus Transformer, HP Slate 8 - Pro, and Galaxy Tab for Education will be available in early 2014. We look - forward to welcoming more Android devices into the Google in Education family - soon. -

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    - Can the devices be shared among many students? -

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    - No. Currently, this program is for one-to-one use. Each student can login to - one specific tablet that is allocated to them. -

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    - No, the app has no mechanism for knowing if it’s running on a teacher’s - device or a student’s device. We recommend developers use their own user - database to enable this feature, where logins can be based on Google Account - information. -

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    - What log-in method do you recommend for an app on Google Play for - Education? -

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    - One of the key pieces of feedback we’ve heard multiple times from various - schools is that they prefer apps that offer Google Single Sign-on, so that - teachers and students don’t need to remember multiple log-in credentials. As - schools in the program use Google Accounts and Google Apps for Education, - offering Google Single Sign-on is ideal. -

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    - diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/edu/start.jd b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/edu/start.jd index 4886b5a98ac0e..136611ce967cc 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/edu/start.jd +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/edu/start.jd @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -page.title=Get Started with Education +page.title=Publish Android Apps for Education page.image=/distribute/images/play-education.jpg meta.tags="education", "guidelines", "quality" page.tags="education", "addendum" @@ -16,21 +16,23 @@ page.metaDescription=Join Google Play for Education in just a few simple steps.

    - If you've got great apps for education and want to reach even more teachers + If you've got great Android apps for education and want to reach even more teachers and students, you can join the Google Play for Education program in a few simple steps. You do everything using the familiar tools and processes in Google Play.

    - Note that Google Play for Education is currently available to K-12 - schools in the United States only. +Note that Google Play for Education is currently available to K-12 schools in the United +States only.

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    If you have an educational Chrome app instead of an Android app, you can learn more about +Chrome Apps in Google Play for Education at developers.google.com/edu.

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    diff --git a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs index 4196c3933f3ec..36e424adc7371 100644 --- a/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs +++ b/docs/html/distribute/googleplay/googleplay_toc.cs @@ -25,13 +25,7 @@

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    • diff --git a/docs/html/images/gpfe-start-0.jpg b/docs/html/images/gpfe-start-0.jpg index e97381dd71150..bb68aaa3d6a23 100644 Binary files a/docs/html/images/gpfe-start-0.jpg and b/docs/html/images/gpfe-start-0.jpg differ diff --git a/docs/html/jd_collections.js b/docs/html/jd_collections.js index 5ee01f363534a..8dfc2f59570d6 100644 --- a/docs/html/jd_collections.js +++ b/docs/html/jd_collections.js @@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ var RESOURCE_COLLECTIONS = { "resources": [ "distribute/googleplay/edu/about.html", "distribute/googleplay/edu/start.html", - "distribute/googleplay/edu/faq.html" + "https://developers.google.com/edu/faq" ] }, "distribute/essentials": { "resources": [ "distribute/essentials/quality/core.html", "distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html", - "distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html", + "https://developers.google.com/edu/guidelines", "distribute/essentials/optimizing-your-app.html", "distribute/essentials/best-practices/apps.html", "distribute/essentials/best-practices/games.html" @@ -149,16 +149,18 @@ var RESOURCE_COLLECTIONS = { "title": "About Google Play for Education / Developers", "resources": [ "distribute/googleplay/edu/start.html", - "distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html", - "distribute/googleplay/edu/faq.html", - "distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html" + "https://developers.google.com/edu/guidelines", + "https://developers.google.com/edu/faq", + "distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html", + "https://developers.google.com/edu/", + "https://www.google.com/edu/tablets/#tablets-family" ] }, "distribute/googleplay/gpfe/dev": { "title": "About Google Play for Education / Developers", "resources": [ "distribute/googleplay/edu/about.html", - "distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html", + "https://developers.google.com/edu/guidelines", "distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html", "distribute/googleplay/developer-console.html", "http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html", @@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ var RESOURCE_COLLECTIONS = { "resources": [ "distribute/googleplay/developer-console.html", "distribute/googleplay/edu/start.html", - "distribute/googleplay/edu/faq.html" + "https://developers.google.com/edu/faq" ] }, "distribute/essentials/eduessentials/educators": { @@ -570,7 +572,7 @@ var RESOURCE_COLLECTIONS = { "resources": [ "distribute/essentials/quality/core.html", "distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html", - "distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html" + "https://developers.google.com/edu/guidelines" ] }, "distribute/toolsreference/launchchecklist/rating": { diff --git a/docs/html/jd_extras.js b/docs/html/jd_extras.js index d8db5bf5de841..4be2856af973f 100644 --- a/docs/html/jd_extras.js +++ b/docs/html/jd_extras.js @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ DISTRIBUTE_RESOURCES = DISTRIBUTE_RESOURCES.concat([ "keywords": [], "type": "support", "titleFriendly": "" - }, + }, { "lang": "en", "group": "", @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ DISTRIBUTE_RESOURCES = DISTRIBUTE_RESOURCES.concat([ "image":"http://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chl=GL%201.1%20only%7CGL%202.0%7CGL%203.0&chf=bg%2Cs%2C00000000&chd=t%3A0.1%2C93.5%2C6.4&chco=c4df9b%2C6fad0c&chs=400x250&cht=p", "lang":"en", "type":"about" - }, + }, { "lang": "en", "group": "", @@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ DISTRIBUTE_RESOURCES = DISTRIBUTE_RESOURCES.concat([ "timestamp": 1383243492000, "image": "http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/vzvpcEffvaE/maxresdefault.jpg", "title": "Introducing Google Play for Education", - "summary": "Google Play for Education is a destination where schools can find great, teacher-approved, educational apps and videos on Play Store. 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