Google Chromebooks have now more functionality for students and teachers.
During the Bett education technology conference held in London, Google was present to make several announcements regarding its Chromebook program. More specifically, how Google Chromebooks have made a difference in the lives of students and teachers and how can they even become more useful in the future.
Google was quick to emphasize the fact that around 20 million teachers and students around the world use Google Chromebooks at least weekly. Furthermore, the G Suite for Education program has over 70 million worldwide. However, the most noteworthy aspect of the presentation was the showcasing of two new Google Chromebooks, the Asus Chromebook C213 and Acer Chromebook Spin 11.
Furthermore, Google has also announced that in the near future, they will give system admins full control over all the Android apps which run on the Google Chromebooks given to students. Adobe also revealed that it will release a new series of creative apps optimized for all Chromebook laptops.
With these announcements, Google tries to build to capitalize on the early success of their laptops for students and teachers. Since the release of Android apps on the Google’s Chrome OS, Chromebooks have transformed from niche devices to versatile laptops.
Both of the upcoming Google Chromebooks from Asus and Acer will include support for a stylus pen, USB-C charging systems, as well as world-facing cameras. This type of camera is quite useful especially for convertible laptops since it can act as the camera on the back of a regular tablet, unlike current convertible which only has a user-oriented camera.
As they are mostly meant for schools, the upcoming Google Chromebooks are not breaking any new ground in terms of hardware. However, the Acer Spin model will have either a dual or quad-core Intel Celeron CPU with 4GB or 8GB of RAM, and up to 64 GB of eMMC flash storage. Asus did not yet provide any specs for its upcoming device.
Nonetheless, both devices are built quite sturdy and can survive falls from up to 48 inches, and can handle a few spills. The upcoming Google Chromebooks have not yet been priced at the moment, but they will be available in the late days of spring.
What do you think about Google’s announcements?
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