14 DAY TRIAL // You might prefer having the convenience of Windows apps on a light and cheap notebook at home, but when it comes to education, Chromebooks rule supreme.
At least, according to Google. This week the search giant is presiding over the Global Education Symposium, a meeting that brings together education ministers from 18 countries, which was the perfect opportunity for Google to shine a little, Chromebook-wise.
Google says Chromebooks are students' favorites
In a recent blog post, Google has highlighted ways in which educational institutions in California are using Chromebooks to enrich their educational endeavors.
The tech giant makes uses of IDC numbers in order to showcase that Chromebooks remain best-selling devices in the US, at least when the educational market is concerned.
For starters, in 2014 several major deployments started, which included Google offering 50,000 units in Montgomery Country, MD; 32,000 devices in Charlotte, NC; and 26,000 units in Cherry Creek, CO.
It’s also pointed out that in countries like Malaysia the national school system has switched completely to Chromebooks.
According to Google’s estimates, Chromebooks are used by more than 40 million students globally. Besides the market success, Google is boasting another kind of accomplishments.
For example, in an Oakland school, students are using Chromebooks to use Scratch in order to learn how to create video games.
In Chesterfield Country, students utilize the same laptops within the ecosystem to get feedback from teachers even if they are outside the confines of the school.
In Fairfield County, where students used Chromebooks in concert with technologies such as Google Apps for Education, pupils saw their performance test results rise significantly.
Google hopes Chromebooks will help with education in unprivileged territories
As you can see, Chromebooks are quite successful in the US, but Google isn't satisfied, as it wants Chromebooks to make a statement outside the American borders, particularly in countries with poor resources.
Driven by the encouraging Chromebook sales, device manufacturers are looking to launch more new products under the category, some of them arriving with much lower prices.
For example, a few days ago we told you that Lenovo was working on two new Chromebook models supposed to see the light of day in the first months of 2015.
For the time being, we don’t know much about in terms of specifications of the upcoming laptops, except for the fact that they are going to be based on a Rockchip low-cost processor.
Most importantly, they should be marketed for a sub-$170 / €137 price tag, which will make it even more convenient for schools to pick them up.
