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As many educational institutions around the globe are undergoing, extending or planning closures due to COVID-19, half of the world’s student population is unable to attend school. Educators face the challenge of teaching remotely at an unprecedented scale, and in some cases, for the first time. In the last week we’ve created new distance learning resources including a collection of training materials , a list of useful apps , a new Learn@Home YouTube  resource designed for families, as well as a series of blog posts and webinars . We’ve also made our premium Meet features free for schools through July 1, 2020. This includes the ability to have 250 people in a call together, record lessons and livestream. And thanks to feedback from educators, we’re also constantly making product improvements, like these new educator controls for Hangouts Meet.  We’ve continued to listen to the challenges teachers are facing during these uncertain times and today we’re announcing two n...

When a butterfly comes out of its cocoon, it uses the most fragile part of its body—its wings— to break free. In the Otomi dialect, which is spoken in the central region of Mexico, this magical moment is called Tümü. So when Paoloa Escalante and her co-founder decided to create an organization to help support young women, they decided that Tümü was a fitting name for it.   “The idea was to create content that promotes determination, self-esteem and assertiveness during a moment in girls’ lives that's constantly changing,” Paola Escalante, Head of Google Mexico’s creative consulting branch, called the Zoo , says. The pre-teen and teen years are challenging, and in recent years, social media has made this time even more complicated. “Adolescence has always been the same, what has changed is technology,” says Paola. “With so much access to information, decision making can be overwhelming and social media is setting new standards not just regarding beauty, but also lifestyle an...

There are more than 3.5 billion people who use smartphones, but that’s only 45 percent of the world’s population. We created Android (Go edition) to bring more affordable, high-quality smartphones to people around the world. Thanks to our partners who have made more than 1,600 device models available in 180+ countries, there are now more than 100 million active Android (Go edition) devices around the world. Here are some updates on Go edition’s progress and where we’re going next. Powering universal access to information In partnership with Safaricom , Kenya’s largest telecom provider, we brought more than 900,000 Android (Go edition) smartphones to people in Kenya—53 percent of whom were women—through their “Life is Digital” campaign. This is especially important because there is a significant gender gap in mobile internet usage in Sub-Saharan Africa. With the help of the suite of Google apps designed for Go edition, people are connecting with new   opportuniti...

Women Techmakers is Google’s global program to build visibility, community and resources for women in technology. For Women’s History Month, we’re recognizing the inner qualities that make women stand out—their very own superpowers. To do this, we teamed up with Libby VanderPloeg, whose superpower is the art she creates. She’s the mastermind behind multiple viral gifs emphasizing the power of women , collaboration and civic engagement .  We sat down with her to talk about the evolution of her craft, her work with the Women Techmakers team, and her illustrations that encourage women to rise up together.  Google Women Techmakers superheroes Google Women Techmakers super hero - valiant visionary Google Women Techmakers super hero - conscious connector Google Women Techmakers super hero - empathetic entrepreneur You’ve created art that resonates with  many people and movements. Which of your designs makes you the most prou...

(For serious politics, please scroll down) We need a little laughter to stay sane. From Bored Panda Posted last week on my ritzy online neighborhood network and generating more than 112 comments, most enjoying the thread: At 7:00pm, I will be tossing a single roll of toilet paper into the street directly outside of the...parking garage back exit. I will observe the ensuing battle from my balcony. If the spectacle is entertaining, I will raise my thumb. The victor will be then granted an additional two-ply roll. May the stars be aligned in your favor. Over the course of several days, more information appeared, such as: The Battle Roll is "Scott® 1000 Toilet Paper." The Caesar's Option Roll is "Cottonelle Ultra Comfort Care." It's good to see a sense of humor in my online neighborhood network.  Amazing, in fact!  The network is filled with progressives, only a few of whom voiced concern that any sense of humor should be shown at all. Meanw...

In my job at Google, I advise people on how to use their time as efficiently as possible. When working from home, my productivity strategies are even more important because I don’t have the ordinary structure of a day at the office, like commuting to work, walking to meetings, or running into coworkers. When your house becomes your office, you need to learn a whole new routine.  Getting work done when your teammates aren’t physically with you has been the norm at Google for a while (in fact 39 percent of meetings at Google involve employees from two or more cities). But it might not be for everyone, and many people around the world are now finding themselves in new work situations. So I put together some of my go-to productivity tips—no matter where you’re working—and a few things I’ve learned about how to get it all done from home. Designate your “spot” where you work (and where you don’t) It’s easy to pull your computer up to your kitchen table or plop on the couch and ...

In 2018, women received only 2.2 percent of all venture capital funding. Women Techmakers, Google’s program to build visibility, community and resources for women in technology, is committed to changing this narrative. Founded is a new web series that shares the stories of women founders using tech to solve some of the world’s challenges. For our first season , we’re taking our viewers to Atlanta, home of one of the largest technology hubs in the U.S ., to highlight the stories of four women of color entrepreneurs. Today, we’re releasing our second episode, an interview with Sandeep Ahuja. Sandeep is the co-founder of cove.tool, a software platform that helps architects and engineers model energy efficient buildings. We had the chance to talk to the Atlanta-based entrepreneur about her international upbringing, how she creates community for women in tech and how it felt to make Forbes “30 Under 30” list.  Can you explain what cove.tool is to someone who’s not in tech? Build...