Google is starting to gain ground in the educational sector after recently releasing numerous projects that aim to help teachers in the classroom and help students reach their educational goals. Now, Android co-founder Rich Miner is attempting to help Google further flourish in this field. It is worth noting that Miner has been a general partner with Google Ventures since 2009, but now it seems he is ready to take on a bigger role within the company.
According to a report from Digital Trends, it is currently unknown whether the project Miner will be working on will be released for free or if it will be sold in order to make profit. However, there are large implications that it will be a philanthropic effort seeing as how Google's past few educational projects have been released completely free of charge.
Reports from Fortune states that "Miner finds it difficult to locate "educational apps and other kid-focused internet services that [aren't] primarily either babysitters or ad delivery devices." Miner's project could potentially involve the use of already released educational technology from Google such as their Chromebooks as well as their virtual reality technology. Digital Trends also states that it is important to keep in mind that this new educational project exists only within Google and not in any of the other companies owned by Alphabet.
Google's Educational platforms have been attracting plenty of users lately. Google's Apps for Education has approximately 50 million users, while there are 10 million teachers and students who use the cloud-based service, Google Classroom. Google has also recently released quizzes on Google Forms, which has been becoming more and more popular as time goes by. The use of virtual reality technology in education has also allowed whole classes to take field trips to places that were previously seen as impossible to go to.
