Android in the Classroom

SAN FRANCISCO - It's easy enough to provide kindergarteners with their own tablets, but it's much harder to make sure they're using the right education apps. New app store Google Play for Education, announced by Android Engineering Director Chris Yerga at Google I/O this morning, will make it easy for teachers and administrators to find serious education apps and deploy them to their students.

Eighty-six percent of American students say tablets help them study more efficiently, and their teachers are almost as supportive, with 81 percent believing the portable technology enriches classroom learning. But a tablet is only as effective as the apps it contains. Read on to discover the 7 Android apps you need to get ahead at school.

Looking for the best education Android apps to use in your classroom? Look no further! Not too long ago, someone in our Personal Learning Network (PLN) shared a terrific resource on SimpleK12's Facebook page . It's no secret that the Blue Bunnies are HUGE iPad fans...