| page.title=Get Started with Education |
| page.image=/distribute/images/play-education.jpg |
| meta.tags="education", "guidelines", "quality" |
| page.tags="education", "addendum" |
| page.metaDescription=Join Google Play for Education in just a few simple steps. |
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| <div id="qv-wrapper"><div id="qv"> |
| <h2>Steps to Join</h2> |
| <ol> |
| <li><a href="#register">Register for a Publisher Account</li> |
| <li><a href="#prepare">Prepare Your Apps</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#publish">Publish Your Apps</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#related-resources">Related Resources</a></li> |
| </ol> |
| </div></div> |
| <p> |
| If you've got great apps for education and want to reach even more teachers |
| and students, you can join the <strong>Google Play for Education</strong> |
| program in a few simple steps. You do everything using the familiar tools and |
| processes in Google Play. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| Note that Google Play for Education is currently available to <strong>K-12 |
| schools in the United States</strong> only. |
| </p> |
| |
| <div class="center-img"> |
| <img src="{@docRoot}images/gpfe-start-0.jpg" style= |
| "border:1px solid #ddd;padding:0px;width:100%;"> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="headerLine clearfloat"> |
| <h1 id="register"> |
| Register for a Publisher Account |
| </h1> |
| |
| <hr> |
| </div> |
| |
| <p> |
| If you’re new to Google Play, review the information on <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/start.html">getting started</a> with |
| publishing on Google Play. You’ll gain access to the <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/developer-console.html">Developer |
| Console</a>, where you’ll manage your details, apps, and payments. |
| </p> |
| |
| <div class="headerLine"> |
| <h1 id="prepare"> |
| Prepare Your Apps |
| </h1> |
| |
| <hr> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="figure-right"> |
| <img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-edu-process.png"> |
| </div> |
| |
| <p> |
| By participating in Google Play for Education you’ll be placing your apps |
| before a new audience of teachers and educators. To address this audience, |
| there are specific guidelines and policies your apps should meet and specific |
| design considerations too. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3> |
| Understand guidelines and policies |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| To prepare for a 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 the <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html">Education |
| Guidelines</a> for details. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| Also, make sure that you're familiar with the policies that your app must |
| comply with, including <a href= |
| "http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html">content |
| policies</a>, the <a href= |
| "http://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html">Developer |
| Distribution Agreement</a>, and <a href= |
| "https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html"> |
| Google Play for Education Addendum</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3> |
| Design and develop a great app for education |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| Great apps for educators and students <strong>offer educational |
| value</strong>, are <strong>designed for K-12 classroom use</strong>, |
| <strong>deliver a compelling feature set</strong>, and are refined to offer a |
| polished, <strong>high-quality tablet experience</strong>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| Assess your app against the criteria listed in the <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html">Education |
| Guidelines</a> and plan on supporting them to the greatest extent possible. |
| In some cases you might need to modify the app’s features or UI to support |
| classroom requirements. It's a good idea to identify any changes early in |
| development, so that you can address them properly. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| With Google Play for Education, optimizing your apps for tablets is crucial. |
| A variety of resources are available to help you understand what you need to |
| do — a good starting point is the <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/quality/tablets.html">Tablet App Quality</a> |
| guidelines. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| Throughout design and development, it's important to have suitable devices on |
| which to prototype and test your user experience. It's recommended highly |
| 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_2013">Google |
| Play</a> and other stores. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| Comprehensive testing and quality assurance are key aspects of delivering |
| great apps for teachers and students. Make sure you set up a <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html#test-environment">proper |
| test environment</a> to, ensure that your apps meet the guidelines under |
| realistic conditions. |
| </p> |
| |
| <div class="headerLine"> |
| <h1 id="publish"> |
| Publish Your Apps |
| </h1> |
| |
| <hr> |
| </div> |
| |
| <p> |
| Once you have designed, built, and tested your apps, you take two steps to |
| publish them: |
| </p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li>Before you opt-in any apps, agree to the <a href= |
| "https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement-addendum.html" |
| target="_policies">Google Play for Education Addendum</a>. Ensure you |
| review the Addendum completely and make any necessary modifications to your |
| apps. |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Publish your apps in the Developer Console as normal, but opt-in to |
| Google Play for Education. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <h3 id="opt-in"> |
| Opt-in to Google Play for Education and publish |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| Once you've built your release-ready APK upload it to the Developer Console, |
| create your store listing, and set distribution options. If you aren't |
| familiar with preparing for launch on Google Play, see the <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}distribute/tools/launch-checklist.html">Launch Checklist</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <div> |
| <img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-edu-optin-console.jpg" style= |
| "border:2px solid #ddd;width:660px;"> |
| </div> |
| |
| <p> |
| When your apps are ready to publish, you <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 apps 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 doesn’t 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> |
| |
| <ol> |
| <li>In the Developer Console <strong>All Applications</strong> page, click |
| the app you want to opt-in. |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Under Pricing and Distribution, scroll down to find <strong>Google Play |
| for Education</strong> and the opt-in checkbox. |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Click the checkbox next to <strong>Include my app in Google Play for |
| Education...</strong> |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>In the first dialog that appears, review the content policies and |
| guidelines and click <strong>Continue</strong> if your app meets the the |
| policies and guidelines. |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>In the next dialog that appears, shown below, find the |
| <strong>Ads</strong> and <strong>In-app purchases</strong> 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 <strong>Save</strong>f to save your Pricing and Distribution |
| changes. |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <div style="clear:both;margin-top:1.5em;margin-bottom:1.5em;width:660px;"> |
| <img src="{@docRoot}images/gp-edu-ads-iab.png" style= |
| "border:2px solid #ddd;width:660px;"> |
| <p class="img-caption"> |
| <strong>Ads and in-app purchase</strong>: 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 |
| <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html#e-value">review |
| and approval</a>, it then becomes available to educators in Google Play for |
| Education. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3> |
| Track your review and approval |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| As soon as you opt-in to Google Play for Education and publish, your apps are |
| queued for review by our third-party educator network. The review and |
| approval process can take four weeks or more. 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 |
| Developer Console, 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 isn't |
| 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 send for information about why the app wasn’t |
| approved. You can address any issues and opt-in again for another review. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <div class="headerLine"> |
| <h1 id="related-resources">Related Resources</h1><hr> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="dynamic-grid"> |
| <h3>FOR DEVELOPERS</h3> |
| |
| <div class="resource-widget resource-flow-layout col-13" |
| data-query="collection:distribute/googleplay/gpfe/dev" |
| data-sortOrder="-timestamp" |
| data-cardSizes="9x3,9x3,6x3,6x3,6x3" |
| data-maxResults="8"></div> |
| |
| <h3>FOR EDUCATORS</h3> |
| |
| <div class="resource-widget resource-flow-layout col-13" |
| data-query="collection:distribute/googleplay/aboutgpfe/educators" |
| data-sortOrder="-timestamp" |
| data-cardSizes="9x3" |
| data-maxResults="3"></div> |
| </div> |