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-<h2>In this document</h2>
-<ol>
- <li><a href="#business">Business Model</a></li>
- <li><a href="#free_trials">Free Trials</a></li>
- <li><a href="#discovery">Discovery</a></li>
- <li><a href="#reviews">App Review Process</a></li>
- <li><a href="#features">App Features</a></li>
- <li><a href="#marketing">Marketing and ROI</a></li>
- <li><a href="#devices">Devices</a></li>
- <li><a href="#accounts">Accounts</a></li>
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+ <div id="qv">
+ <h2>
+ Topics
+ </h2>
+
+ <ol>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#business-model-and-monetization">Business Model and
+ Monetization</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#free-trials">Free Trials</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#discovery">Discovery</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#app-review-process">App Review Process</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#app-features">App Features</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#marketing-and-roi">Marketing and ROI</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#devices">Devices</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#accounts">Accounts</a>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="#related-resources">Related Resources</a>
+ </li>
+ </ol>
+ </div>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ This page provides answers to common questions that you might have about
+ Google Play for Education.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="business-model-and-monetization">
+ Business Model and Monetization
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>What is Google Play for Education?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Is Google Play for Education primarily for students or
+ educators?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<div class="figure">
+ <img src="{@docRoot}distribute/images/gpfe-faq.jpg" style=
+ "width:480px;margin:1em 0em 1.5em 1.5em;">
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Will Google Play for Education support subscription
+ purchases?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Why is it recommended that in-app purchase features are
+ removed?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>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?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Currently, only schools that are signed up for Google Play for Education can
+ make purchases on it.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Can I set different prices for my apps in Google Play for Education
+ and Google Play?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="free-trials">
+ Free Trials
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Can I offer free trials through Google Play for Education?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Can I offer a free trial through Google Play's "In-app Subscriptions
+ with Free Trials" feature?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Google Play for Education doesn’t currently support In-app Billing or In-app
+ Subscriptions with free trials.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="discovery">
+ Discovery
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>What are the categories in Google Play for Education?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>I created an app specifically for Google Play for Education and don’t
+ want it to show up in Google Play. Is this possible?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ Currently, it’s not possible to publish an app on Google Play for Education
+ and make it unavailable on Google Play.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>If my app offers content for every level of education, how will it
+ fit the Common Core State Standard filters?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ If your app applies to multiple levels of education, then the app will show
+ up in filtered results for multiple levels.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="app-review-process">
+ App Review Process
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>How are apps being reviewed? By whom and against what
+ criteria?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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 <a href=
+ "{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html">criteria for classroom
+ use</a>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>How do I update my apps in Google Play for Education?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>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?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ The maturity rating that you set for an Android app refers only to the
+ content displayed in that app.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="app-features">
+ App Features
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
</div>
<p>
- The sections below provide more information about Google Play for Education
- and answer common questions that you might have about it.
-</p>
-
-
-<h2 id="business">Business Model and Monetization</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- What is Google Play for Education?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- 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.
- Purchasing is done via PO with no credit card required. Apps are
- distributed to tablets instantly via the cloud.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Is Google Play for Education primarily for students or educators?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- 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.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Will Google Play for Education support subscription purchases?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Currently, Google Play for Education supports one-time purchases. We are
- investigating additional purchase mechanisms to enable more flexible
- pricing models for developers and schools.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Why is it recommended to disable in-app purchases?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- In-app purchase is currently not supported with Google Play for Education,
- and a student device will block the Play transaction if a student attempts
- to make an in-app purchase. To avoid student confusion in the classroom,
- also recommend not including any in-app purchase buttons and other UI in
- your application. We are investigating additional purchase mechanisms to
- enable more flexible pricing models for developers and schools.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- 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?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Currently, only schools that are signed up for Google Play for Education
- can make purchases on it.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Is there a way to differentiate an app's pricing between Google Play for
- Education and Google Play?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- For each app that you publish, you can set a single price that applies to
- both Google Play and Google Play for Education &mdash. You can’t set a
- different price for a given app (based on a single package name) in Google
- Play for Education.
- </dd>
-</dl>
-
-
-<h2 id="free_trials">Free Trials</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- Can I offer free trials through Google Play for Education?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- 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.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Can I offer a free trial through Google Play's "In-app Subscriptions with
- Free Trials" feature?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Google Play for Education does not currently support In-app Billing or
- In-app Subscriptions with free trials.
- </dd>
-</dl>
-
-
-<h2 id="discovery">Discovery</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- What are the categories in Google Play for Education?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- 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, OER (Open
- Education Resources), and Tools.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- I created an app specifically for Google Play for Education and do not want
- it to show up in Google Play. Is this possible?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Currently, it is not possible to publish an app Google Play for Education
- and make it unavailable on Google Play.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- If my app offers content for every level of education, how will it fit the
- common-core standard filters?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- If your app applies to multiple levels of education, then the app will show
- up filtered results for in multiple levels.
- </dd>
-</dl>
-
-
-<h2 id="reviews">App Review Process</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- How are apps being reviewed? By whom and with what criteria?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Apps are being reviewed by a third party network of educators. These
- educators assign the appropriate subject, grade, and common core standards
- metadata, as well as evaluating whether the app meets the Google Play for
- Education <a href=
- "{@docRoot}distribute/googleplay/edu/guidelines.html">criteria for
- classroom use</a>. You can learn more about the submission process and
- criteria at <a href=
- "http://developer.android.com/edu">developer.android.com/edu</a>.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- How do I update my apps in Google Play for Education?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Developers can update their apps on Google Play for Education in the same
- manner that they do for Google Play. App updates will not be reviewed prior
- to being made available through Play for Education. However, we will
- periodically review updated apps for quality.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Does the app maturity rating reflect solely what a user can do within my
- Android app, or does the web version of my app influence the rating as
- well?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- The maturity rating that you set for your Android app refers only to the
- content displayed in that application.
- </dd>
-</dl>
-
-
-<h2 id="features">App Features</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- 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?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- We recommend you create one app and use it in both Google Play and Google
- Play for Education.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- What is the best way to get students’ work within apps sent back to their
- teachers?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Many teachers have mentioned that the way apps treat this now is via an
- email from a third party, which is not optimal for schools. As many schools
- use Google Apps for Education, consider integrating your app with Google
- Drive using the SDK which can be found here: <a class="external-link" href=
- "https://developers.google.com/drive/about-sdk">developers.google.com/drive/about-sdk</a>.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- How can developers test the teacher experience in Google Play for
- Education? Is there a way to get an account to test it?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Currently, we are unable to provide developers with a test account to test
- the Google Play for Education user experience. We are investigating ways to
- allow developers to simulate the environment.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- If I already have an app in the Chrome Apps Pack will I get some help
- migrating this to Android?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- 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 app and instructions for registering it can be found at
- <a href="http://developer.android.com/edu">developer.android.com/edu</a>.
- </dd>
-</dl>
-
-
-<h2 id="marketing">Marketing and ROI</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- What are you doing to promote these apps to educators?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Google Play for Education is an extension of Google Play targeting schools
- and making discovery easier for educational apps. It helps your apps gain
- visibility with the right audiences, without having to knock on school
- doors. We are constantly referring to the highest quality apps in our
- educator outreach. We have also developed a series of collections to help
- educators quickly browse apps for the most common use cases.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- How many installs have similar apps had on Play? How much can I expect to
- make if I do an ROI analysis?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- While we cannot disclose specific numbers, Google Play app listings provide
- app download ranges for all apps.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- What is the seasonality like for the education market? What are the key
- timing considerations for app developers?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- In the United States, school districts’ budget decisions go through a
- planning phase in the Spring with budgets being released on July 1. We have
- observed high purchase-volumes in the second quarter of the calendar year,
- using up end-of-year budgets. New budget purchases begin in the third
- quarter of the calendar year.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Is there a way to offer a special deal, such as a discount, only on Google
- Play for Education and not on Google Play?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- No, this is not possible. Pricing, including special offers, must be the
- same between Google Play for Education and Google Play.
- </dd>
-</dl>
-
-
-<h2 id="devices">Devices</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- Which devices are available in the program? Will more be available?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- Nexus 7 is available for shipment now, and the Asus Transformer and HP
- Slate 8 Pro will be available in early 2014. We look forward to welcoming
- more Android devices into the Google in Education family soon.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- Can the devices be shared among many students?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- No. Currently, this program is for one-to-one usage. Each student can login
- to one specific tablet that is allocated to them.
- </dd>
-</dl>
-
-
-<h2 id="accounts">
+ <strong>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?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ We recommend you create one app and use it in both Google Play and Google
+ Play for Education.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>What is the best way to get students’ work within apps sent back to
+ their teachers?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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
+ <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/about-sdk">SDK</a>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>How can developers test the teacher experience in Google Play for
+ Education? Is there a way to get an account to test it?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>If I already have an app in the Chrome Apps Pack will I get some help
+ migrating this to Android?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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 <a href=
+ "{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/gpfe-guidelines.html">Google Play for
+ Education Guidelines</a>.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="marketing-and-roi">
+ Marketing and ROI
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>What are you doing to promote these apps to educators?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>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?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ While we cannot disclose specific numbers, Google Play app listings provide
+ app download ranges for all apps.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>What is the seasonality like for the education market? What are the
+ key timing considerations for app developers?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Is there a way to offer a special deal, such as a discount, only on
+ Google Play for Education and not on Google Play?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ No, this isn’t possible. Pricing, including special offers, must be the same
+ between Google Play for Education and Google Play.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="devices">
+ Devices
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Which devices are available in the program? Will more be
+ available?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Can the devices be shared among many students?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ No. Currently, this program is for one-to-one use. Each student can login to
+ one specific tablet that is allocated to them.
+</p>
+
+<div class="headerLine">
+ <h1 id="accounts">
Accounts
-</h2>
-
-<dl>
- <dt>
- Will an app know whether a user is a teacher or student?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- No, the app has no mechanism for knowing if it is 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.
- </dd>
-
- <dt>
- What log-in method do you recommend for an app on Google Play for
- Education?
- </dt>
-
- <dd>
- One of the key pieces of feedback we have heard multiple times from various
- schools is that they prefer apps that offer Google Single Sign-on, so that
- teachers and students do not 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.
- </dd>
-</dl>
\ No newline at end of file
+ </h1>
+
+ <hr>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>Will an app know whether a user is a teacher or student?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ <strong>What log-in method do you recommend for an app on Google Play for
+ Education?</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ 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.
+</p>
+<div class="headerLine"><h1 id="related-resources">Related Resources</h1><hr></div>
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