As the search giant, Google now hopes to bring more computing experiences to students. A few months ago, Google launched online word processing, spreadsheet, and other computing programs, which are bundled with desktop software. These programs automatically store data in Google's data storage centers, allowing users to recover document processing whenever they are online.
As computing enters a new stage of development, Google is expanding its software applications from high schools down to kindergartens. Analyst James McQuivey of Forrester Research said: "It is very correct for Google to lock onto children as the next generation of computer users because this generation lives in the Internet era."
At the same time, Google's free software also poses a challenge to Microsoft's desktop operating system. Google believes that the educational initiatives it provides are a public service for teachers, who lack the funds and technology to introduce more technical products to students. Google has not included advertisements in its word processing and spreadsheet programs, so how Google plans to make money from them remains unclear.
Cristin Frodella, Google's product manager, said: "I think it is necessary to keep people informed about the latest things, but we cannot offer a one-time solution. We want to provide teachers with a technology that makes learning less monotonous for students."