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divdiv class=postBody txtWrap section=txt readability=13 pSchools can now purchase Android tablets outfitted with a special version of the Google Play store designed for teachers and students./p pStarting Wednesday, a href=http://www.google.com/edu/tablets/Google Play for Education will be included on the Nexus 7/a through the Google in Education program. Google Play for Education offers teacher-approved apps for students, educational videos, and books for those in grades K-12. a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yHehnGlxhgamp;feature=youtu.beTeachers can search for approved apps based on grade and other criteria/a, buy them via a purchase order, and then deploy them to their students. /p pEach a href=http://reviews.cnet.com/google-nexus-7/ section=luke_topic Nexus 7/a tablet costs $229 plus an additional $30 for management and the Google Play for Education store. The 10-inch Asus Transformer Pad and the HP Slate 8 Pro a href=http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/ section=luke_topic tablet/a will also be available through the program sometime early next year./p pGoogle Play for Education has been in beta testing across 50 schools for the past five months. Google claims that more than 30 million people are already using it./p pSchools and teachers can find out more about the program by a href=http://www.google.com/edu/contact.htmlfilling out a form at the Google in Education Web site/a. Apps can be a href=http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/downloaded through the Google Apps for Education site/a./p pFurther information is available through a a href=http://googleenterprise.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.htmlGoogle blog post/a./p pGoogle has also been a title=27,000 Google Chromebooks headed to U.S. schools -- Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 href=/8301-30685_3-57365703-264/27000-google-chromebooks-headed-to-u.s-schools/pushing Chromebooks for the educational market/a. But given the popularity of tablets, it's a wise move for the company to expand the program to the Nexus 7 and other a href=http://www.cnet.com/android-atlas/ section=luke_topic Android/a devices./p p/ /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center