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Prepared for David F. | Delivered February 28, 2020
Google Education Business Analysis
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Goals
To understand Google's business and products surrounding parents, children and/or education, in order to identify potential opportunities or ways in which a children's digital education company can add value to Google.
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Early Findings
Here are Google's products designed for parents, children and/or education:
YouTube Kids
YouTube Kids is an alternative version of YouTube, a new version of Google's video streaming service aimed specifically at children, which was launched in
February 2015
.
This Google service has faced backlash regarding
several cases
of inaproppriate content for kids.
Family Link
Family Link is Google's parental control software which lets parents
block or approve app download
and limit device usage. This software was launched in 2017 and is designed specifically for monitoring
Android phones
.
Bolo
Bolo is an education app designed for
elementary school-aged students
. The app was launched in early 2019 in India, specifically intented to
improve language learning abilities
.
The main advantage of the app is that it
runs offline
, which is a necessity in many parts of India.
G Suite for Education
G Suite for Education is a free
collection of tools
designed for educators and students. Among the
benefits this service offers
are better in-classroom and out-of-classroom connectivity, various accessibility features and secure document storage.
This Google's service is also facing backlash. Recently, New Mexico has
filed a lawsuit
against Google for suspicions that it excessively invades children's privacy through its G Suite tools, which are
available in shools state-wide
.
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