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"The laptop market is about to be flooded with Chromebooks. Intel today announced that its processors will be used in 20 new products built with Google's web-based operating system later this year; Lenovo too announced its own forays into the category; and other manufacturers have started to support the devices as sales of traditional Windows-based PCs continue to fall. Chromebooks are getting a little less weird, and a little more like the netbooks they replaced."

"But these days, Chrome looks a lot more appealing. An update made it look more like Windows or Mac OS X, and the cheapest Chomebooks cost as little as $200, making them potentially cheaper, and more useful, than a lot of 7-inch budget tablets. So I decided to take the plunge. My entire job is online and I've wanted to really try a Chromebook for a while. Last week, I finally did it."

"What does it mean for a classroom or school to "go Google"? Learn all about Chromebooks, Google Apps for Education and Tablets with Google Play for Education and how together these powerful tools can transform teaching and learning."

Google in EDU offers open technology to support learning for everyone, everywhere. Tools like Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education use the web to capture students' imaginations and inspire their curiosity. In this document, you'll find a compilation of resources that schools and districts across the country have used to successfully guide their Google technology implementation.