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| <div style="background-color:#fffdeb;width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;padding:.5em;">You |
| can now include your educational apps in the Google Play for Education program, |
| getting it into the hands of participating schools and key influencers in the |
| education technology community. See the sections below to learn more.</div> |
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| <p>If you've got a great app for education, be |
| part of Google Play for Education to reach even more teachers and students. It's |
| easy to participate, and you'll be able to offer new or existing Android apps |
| using familiar tools and processes in Google Play.</p> |
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| <p>To get started, review the sections in this document and learn how to make |
| your apps available through Google Play for Education. Also make sure to read <a |
| href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html">Guidelines for |
| Apps</a> for information on the safety, usability, and quality standards that |
| your apps should meet. When your app is ready, you can opt-in to Google Play for |
| Education from the Developer Console.</p> |
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| <p>Note that Google Play for Education is currently available to schools in the |
| United States only, with support for schools in other |
| countries to follow. At this time, please include your app in Google Play for |
| Education only if it is targeting the <strong>US K-12 market</strong>. </p> |
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| <h2 id="participate">How to Participate</h2> |
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| <p>Google Play for Education is a great way to put your educational apps in front of a |
| new audience of teachers and students. You can develop and publish using |
| familiar tools and processes, such as your existing <a |
| href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/">Developer Console</a> account |
| and your current distribution and pricing settings. It's easy to participate |
| — the sections below outline the process.</p> |
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| <h3 id="basic-info">1. Understand guidelines and policies</h3> |
| |
| <p>To prepare for a successful launch on Google Play for Education, start by |
| reviewing the guidelines for educational apps in Google Play and the policies |
| that apply to your apps. See <a |
| href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html">Guidelines for |
| Apps</a> for details.</p> |
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| <p>Also, make sure that your are familiar with the policies that your app must |
| comply with, including |
| <a href="http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html" target="_policies">content |
| policies</a>, the <a |
| href="http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html" |
| target="_policies">developer agreement</a>, and <a |
| href="https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html" |
| target="_policies">Google Play for Education Addendum</a>.</p> |
| |
| <h3 id="developing">2. Design and develop a great app for education</h3> |
| |
| <p>A great app for educators and students is designed for classroom use, looks |
| great on tablets, and delivers a compelling feature set for teachers and |
| students. If you are developing an app for education, make sure that it is |
| appropriate for K-12 classrooms, offers educational value, and is refined to |
| offer a polished, high-quality tablet experience.</p> |
| |
| <p>Assess your app against the criteria listed in <a |
| href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html">Guidelines for |
| Apps</a> and plan on supporting them to the greatest extent possible. In some |
| cases you might need to modify your features or UI to support the requirements |
| of the classroom use-case. It's a good idea to identify those areas early in |
| development so that you are able address them properly. </p> |
| |
| <p>With Google Play for Education, optimizing your app for tablets is a crucial |
| part of getting your app ready for distribution to educators. A variety of |
| resources are available to help you understand what you need to optimize for |
| tablets — a good starting point is the <a |
| href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/quality/tablet.html">Tablet App Quality |
| Guidelines</a>. </p> |
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| <p> |
| Throughout design and development, it's important to have suitable devices |
| on which to prototype and test your user experience. It's highly recommended |
| that you acquire 7-inch and 10-inch tablet devices and set up |
| your testing environment as early as possible. The recommended 7-inch |
| hardware device that replicates the Google Play for Education environment is |
| the Nexus 7, which is available from <a href= |
| "https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_16gb" target= |
| "_android">Google Play</a> and other stores. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p>Proper testing and quality assurance are key aspects of delivering a great |
| app for teachers and students. Make sure you set up a <a |
| href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html#test-environment"> |
| proper test environment</a> to ensure that your app meets guidelines under |
| realistic conditions.</p> |
| |
| <h3 id="opt-in">3. Opt-in to Google Play for Education and publish</h3> |
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| <h2>Before you opt-in</h2> |
| <p>To participate in Google Play for Education, you must agree to a <a |
| href="https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html" |
| target="_policies">Google Play for Education Addendum</a> |
| to the standard Developer Distribution Agreement.</p> |
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| <p>Before you opt-in, review the Addendum completely and make any necessary |
| modifications to your app.</p> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
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| <p>Once you've built your release-ready APK and tested to ensure that it meets |
| the <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html">app guidelines</a>, |
| upload it to the Developer Console, create your store listing, and set |
| distribution options. If you aren't familiar with how to prepare for launch on |
| Google Play, see the <a |
| href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/publish/preparing.html">Launch Checklist</a>. </p> |
| |
| <p>When your app is ready to publish, you can <em>opt-in</em> to Google Play for |
| Education directly from the <a |
| href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/">Developer Console</a>. Opt-in means that you want your app to be |
| made available to educators through Google Play for Education, including review, |
| classification, and approval by our third-party educator network. Note that |
| opt-in does not affect the availability of your app in Google Play Store.</p> |
| |
| <p>Opt-in also confirms that your app complies with <a |
| href="http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html" |
| target="_policies">Google Play Developer Program |
| Policies</a> and the <a |
| href="http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html" |
| target="_policies">Developer Distribution Agreement</a>, |
| including a <a |
| href="https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html" |
| target="_policies">Google Play for Education |
| Addendum</a>. If you are not familiar with these policy documents or the |
| Addendum, make sure to read them before opting-in. </p> |
| |
| <p>Here's how to opt-in to Google Play for Education for a specific app:</p> |
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| <ol> |
| <li>In the Developer Console All Applications page, click the app you want to |
| opt-in. </li> |
| <li>Under Pricing and Distribution, scroll down to find "Google Play for |
| Education" and the opt-in checkbox. </li> |
| <li>Click the checkbox next to "Include this application in Google Play for |
| Education."</li> |
| <li>In the first dialog that appears, review the content policies and guidelines |
| and click "Continue" if your app meets the the policies and guidelines.</li> |
| <li>In next dialog that appears, shown below, find the "Ads" and "In-app purchases" radio |
| buttons. Check each option that applies. Your app's use of ads or in-app purchases will |
| be shown to educators when they are browsing your app. </li> |
| <li>Click "Save" to save your Pricing and Distribution changes.</li> |
| </ol> |
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| <img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-edu-ads-iab.png" style="border:2px solid #ddd;width:660px;" /> |
| <p class="image-caption"><span style="font-weight:500;">Ads and in-app purchase</span>: |
| When you opt-in to Google Play for Education, make sure to declare your app's use of ads and |
| in-app purchases.</p> |
| </div> |
| |
| <p>Once you save changes and publish your app, the app will be submitted to our |
| third-party educator network for review and approval. If the app is already |
| published, it will be submitted for review as soon as you opt-in and save your |
| changes. </p> |
| |
| <p class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: Google Play for Education is part of |
| Google Play. When you publish an app that's opted-in to Google Play for |
| Education, the app becomes available to users in Google Play right away. After |
| the app is reviewed and approved, it then becomes available to educators in |
| Google Play for Education.</p> |
| |
| <h3 id="review">4. Track your review and approval</h3> |
| |
| <p>Google Play for Education provides content to educators in a way that's |
| properly organized by subject, grade level, and common core standards (where |
| applicable). To ensure high educational value and proper classification, we work |
| with a third-party educator network to review and approve apps before making |
| them discoverable through the Google Play for Education browsing tools. </p> |
| |
| <p>Our third-party educator network will evaluate apps according to educational |
| value and alignment with K-12 core standards, then assign the metadata for |
| subject, grade level, and core curriculum that makes them easily browsable for |
| educators. To understand how your apps will be evaluated, please see the <a |
| href="{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html">Guidelines for |
| Apps</a> document.</p> |
| |
| <p>As soon as you opt-in to Google Play for Education and publish, your app is |
| queued for review by our third-party educator network. The review and approval |
| process can take four weeks or more</strong>. You'll receive notification |
| by email (to your developer account address) when the review is complete, with a |
| summary of the review results. </p> |
| |
| <p>At any time, you can check the review and approval status of your app in the |
| <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/publish/">Developer Console</a>, under |
| "Google Play for Education" in the app's Pricing and |
| Distribution page. There are three approval states:</p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li><em>Pending</em> — Your app was sent for review and the review |
| is not yet complete.</li> |
| <li><em>Approved</em> — Your app was reviewed and approved. The app |
| will be made available directly to educators through Google Play for Education. |
| Once your app is approved, you can update it at your convenience without needing |
| another full review. </li> |
| <li><em>Not approved</em> — Your app was reviewed and not approved. |
| Check the notification email for information about why the app was not approved. |
| You can address any issues and opt-in again for another review. </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>If you have questions about the review status of your app, follow the process |
| discussed in the next section. </p> |
| |
| <h3 id="appeal">5. Get support or appeal your review results</h3> |
| |
| <p>After your app is reviewed you'll receive an email giving you the |
| results, including information on whether the app was approved and |
| what issues may need to be addressed. You'll receive the email at the address |
| you specified for your developer account. </p> |
| |
| <p>If your app has issues that need to be addressed, make the necessary |
| adjustments, upload your app, and then resubmit the app to Google Play for |
| Education through the Developer Console using process described above. Your app |
| will be queued for review and you'll receive the review results by email just |
| as before.</p> |
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