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Google just introduced a new Chrome OS feature classroom-specific.



With the current push from Google’s end to gobble up the entirety of the education market, Google is now introducing a new classroom-specific feature to Chrome OS. This new feature is called Screencast and it is a built-in app that allows teachers to build a video library of lessons and demos students can turn to if they miss any class or need help with any kind of homework, It’s currently available in Chrome OS M103.

Google does say that students can also use the app to create video reports and share ideas with classmates. Screencast does support stylus input, allowing both the teachers and students to write and draw on their videos. Users can share files via Google Drive, which does allow students to access content their teacher’s upload, both at home and at school.

The other new feature Google has introduced today is a cast moderator mode designed to give teachers more control over on-screen presentations and other content shared wirelessly within their classroom. By using an Access Code, class educators can just turn off disruptive screencasts.

After this feature becomes available for the masses, it will start working with the company’s Chrome browser, Chrome OS, and other Google TV devices as well.

Google just introduced a new Chrome OS feature classroom-specific.

Google just introduced a new Chrome OS feature classroom-specific.


With the current push from Google’s end to gobble up the entirety of the education market, Google is now introducing a new classroom-specific feature to Chrome OS. This new feature is called Screencast and it is a built-in app that allows teachers to build a video library of lessons and demos students can turn to if they miss any class or need help with any kind of homework, It’s currently available in Chrome OS M103.

Google does say that students can also use the app to create video reports and share ideas with classmates. Screencast does support stylus input, allowing both the teachers and students to write and draw on their videos. Users can share files via Google Drive, which does allow students to access content their teacher’s upload, both at home and at school.

The other new feature Google has introduced today is a cast moderator mode designed to give teachers more control over on-screen presentations and other content shared wirelessly within their classroom. By using an Access Code, class educators can just turn off disruptive screencasts.

After this feature becomes available for the masses, it will start working with the company’s Chrome browser, Chrome OS, and other Google TV devices as well.