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@@ -9,27 +9,23 @@ page.metaDescription=Join Google Play for Education in just a few simple steps.
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<div id="qv-wrapper"><div id="qv">
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<h2>Steps to Join</h2>
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<h2>Steps to Join</h2>
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<ol>
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#register">Register for a Publisher Account</li>
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<li><a href="#register">Register for a Publisher Account</a></li>
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<li><a href="#prepare">Prepare Your Apps</a></li>
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<li><a href="#prepare">Prepare Your Apps</a></li>
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<li><a href="#publish">Publish Your Apps</a></li>
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<li><a href="#publish">Publish Your Apps</a></li>
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<li><a href="#related-resources">Related Resources</a></li>
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<li><a href="#related-resources">Related Resources</a></li>
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</div></div>
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<p>
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<p>
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If you've got great Android apps for education and want to reach even more teachers
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If you've got great Android and Chrome apps for education and want to reach even more teachers
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and students, you can join the <strong>Google Play for Education</strong>
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and students, you can join the <strong>Google Play for Education</strong>
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program in a few simple steps. You do everything using the familiar tools and
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program in a few simple steps. You do everything using the familiar tools and
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processes in Google Play.
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processes you currently use to manage your Android or Chrome apps.
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</p>
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</p>
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<p>
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<p>
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Note that Google Play for Education is currently available to <strong>K-12 schools in the United
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Note that Google Play for Education is currently available to <strong>K-12 schools in the United
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States</strong> only.</p>
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States</strong> only.</p>
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<p>If you have an educational Chrome app instead of an Android app, you can learn more about
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Chrome Apps in Google Play for Education at <a href=
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"https://developers.google.com/edu">developers.google.com/edu</a>.
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</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/gpfe-start-0.jpg" style=
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/gpfe-start-0.jpg" style=
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"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:0px" width="760" height="403">
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"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:0px" width="760" height="403">
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<p>
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<p>
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If you’re new to Google Play, review the information on <a href=
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To publish an Android app in Google Play for Education, review the information on <a href=
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"{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/start.html">getting started</a> with
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"{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/start.html">getting started</a> with
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publishing on Google Play. You’ll gain access to the <a href=
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publishing on Google Play. You’ll gain access to the <a href=
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"{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/developer-console.html">Developer
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"{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/developer-console.html">Developer
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Console</a>, where you’ll manage your details, apps, and payments.
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Console</a>, where you’ll manage your details, apps, and payments.
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</p>
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</p>
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<p>To publish a Chrome app in Google Play for Education, you'll need a
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<a href="https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/publish">Chrome Web Store account</a>.</p>
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<div class="headerLine">
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<div class="headerLine">
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<h2 id="prepare">
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<h2 id="prepare">
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Prepare Your Apps
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Prepare Your Apps
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</h2>
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</h2>
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</div>
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<div class="figure-right">
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-edu-process.png">
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<p>
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To prepare for a launch on Google Play for Education, start by reviewing the
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To prepare for a launch on Google Play for Education, start by reviewing the
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guidelines for educational apps in Google Play and the policies that apply to
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guidelines for educational apps in Google Play and the policies that apply to
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your apps. See the <a href=
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your apps. See the <a href=
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"{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html">Education
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"https://developers.google.com/edu/guidelines">Education
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Guidelines</a> for details.
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Guidelines</a> for details.
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</p>
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<p>
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Also, make sure that you're familiar with the policies that your app must
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Also, make sure that you're familiar with the policies that your app must
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comply with, including <a href=
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comply with. For Android, they include <a href=
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"http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html">content
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"http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html">content
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policies</a>, the <a href=
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policies</a>, the <a href=
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"http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html">Developer
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"http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html">Developer
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"https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html">
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"https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html">
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Google Play for Education Addendum</a>.
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Google Play for Education Addendum</a>.
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</p>
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</p>
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<p>For Chrome, they include <a href=
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"https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/program_policies">content
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policies</a>, the <a href=
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"https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/terms">Developer
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Distribution Agreement</a>, and <a href=
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"https://developers.google.com/edu/chrome-d-d-a-addendum">
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Google Play for Education Addendum</a>.
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<h3>
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<h3>
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Design and develop a great app for education
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Design and develop a great app for education
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Assess your app against the criteria listed in the <a href=
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Assess your app against the criteria listed in the <a href=
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"{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html">Education
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"https://developers.google.com/edu/guidelines">Education
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Guidelines</a> and plan on supporting them to the greatest extent possible.
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Guidelines</a> and plan on supporting them to the greatest extent possible.
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In some cases you might need to modify the app’s features or UI to support
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In some cases you might need to modify the app’s features or UI to support
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classroom requirements. It's a good idea to identify any changes early in
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classroom requirements. It's a good idea to identify any changes early in
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With Google Play for Education, optimizing your apps for tablets is crucial.
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With Google Play for Education, optimizing your Android apps for tablets is crucial.
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A variety of resources are available to help you understand what you need to
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A variety of resources are available to help you understand what you need to
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do — a good starting point is the <a href=
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do — a good starting point is the <a href=
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"{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html">Tablet App Quality</a>
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"{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html">Tablet App Quality</a>
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Play</a> and other stores.
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Play</a> and other stores.
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For Chrome apps, optimizing your apps for mouse, keyboard, and touch is just as important.
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Some students will use touch as their primary input method, and some will have Chromebooks
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without touch. Make sure your app works for all students.
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Comprehensive testing and quality assurance are key aspects of delivering
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Comprehensive testing and quality assurance are key aspects of delivering
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great apps for teachers and students. Make sure you set up a <a href=
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great apps for teachers and students. Make sure you set up a <a href=
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apps.
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apps.
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<li>Publish your apps in the Developer Console as normal, but opt-in to
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<li>Publish your apps in the Developer Console (for Android apps) or the Chrome Web Store
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(for Chrome apps) as normal, but opt-in to
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Google Play for Education.
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Google Play for Education.
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<h3 id="opt-in">
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<h3>Opt-in to Google Play for Education and publish Android apps</h3>
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Opt-in to Google Play for Education and publish
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Once you've built your release-ready APK upload it to the Developer Console,
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Once you've built your release-ready APK upload it to the Developer Console,
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create your store listing, and set distribution options. If you aren't
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create your store listing, and set distribution options. If you aren't
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will be shown to educators when they are browsing your app.
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will be shown to educators when they are browsing your app.
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<li>Click <strong>Save</strong>f to save your Pricing and Distribution
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<li>Click <strong>Save</strong> to save your Pricing and Distribution
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changes.
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changes.
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Once you save changes and publish your app, the app will be submitted to our
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Once you save changes and publish your app, the app will be available on Google Play for
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third-party educator network for review and approval. If the app is already
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Education. We may submit your app to our
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published, it will be submitted for review as soon as you opt-in and save
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third-party educator network for additional review and to be featured and badged as
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your changes.
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Educator-approved.
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<p class="note">
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<strong>Note</strong>: Google Play for Education is part of Google Play. When
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<strong>Note</strong>: Google Play for Education is part of Google Play. When
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you publish an app that's opted-in to Google Play for Education, the app
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you publish an Android app that's opted-in to Google Play for Education, the app
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becomes available to users in Google Play right away. After the app is
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becomes available to users in Google Play.
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<a href="{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html#e-value">review
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and approval</a>, it then becomes available to educators in Google Play for
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Education.
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Track your review and approval
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As soon as you opt-in to Google Play for Education and publish, your apps are
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Once you've uploaded your app or extension to the Developer Dashboard, create your store listing
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queued for review by our third-party educator network. The review and
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and set distribution options.
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approval process can take four weeks or more. You'll receive notification by
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email (to your developer account address) when the review is complete, with a
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summary of the review results.
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At any time, you can check the review and approval status of your app in the
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard">Developer Dashboard</a>.
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Distribution page. There are three approval states:
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Opt-in means that you want your apps to be made available to educators
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through Google Play for Education, including review, classification, and approval by our
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third-party educator network.
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Opt-in also confirms that your app complies with
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<a href="https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/program_policies">Chrome Web Store Program Policies</a>
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and the <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/terms">Terms of Service</a>, including a
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<a href="https://developers.google.com/edu/chrome-d-d-a-addendum">Google Play for Education Addendum</a>.
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If you are not familiar with these
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policy documents or the Addendum, make sure to read them before opting-in.
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<p>Here's how to opt-in to Google Play for Education for a specific app or extension:</p>
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<em>Pending</em> — Your app was sent for review and the review isn't
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<li>In the Developer Dashboard, click <b>Edit</b> on the app you want to opt-in.</li>
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yet complete.
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<li>Scroll down to <b>Google Play for Education</b> and review the additional
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Developer Terms and Conditions.</li>
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<li>Select the checkbox to opt-in to include this item in Google Play for Education.</li>
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<li>Click <b>Publish Changes</b> to save your changes and submit your application.
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Once you save changes and publish your app, the app will be available on Google Play for Education.
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We may submit your app to our third-party educator network for additional review, and to be
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featured and badged as Educator-approved.</li>
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the app becomes available to users in the Chrome Web Store.
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<em>Approved</em> — Your app was reviewed and approved. The app will
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be made available directly to educators through Google Play for Education.
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Once your app is approved, you can update it at your convenience without
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<em>Not approved</em> — Your app was reviewed and not approved. Check
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