{"id":2698,"date":"2013-04-18T20:06:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T01:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2013-04-18T20:06:57","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T01:06:57","slug":"google-apps-chromebooks-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2013\/04\/18\/google-apps-chromebooks-in-malaysia","title":{"rendered":"Google Apps &#038; Chromebooks in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/byte\/137264030\/\" title=\"Google's I'm feeling lucky (black) (back) by byte, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/55\/137264030_7158165b05_n.jpg?resize=320%2C213\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"Google's I'm feeling lucky (black) (back)\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\"\/><\/a>I&#8217;m surprised not a single local media site in Malaysia covered the fact that <a href=\"http:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.pt\/2013\/04\/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html\">Google Apps &amp; Chromebooks are coming to Malaysian classrooms<\/a>. That&#8217;s 10 million students, teachers &amp; parents getting Google Apps accounts. Primary &amp; secondary schools get Chromebooks. This, I guess has something to do with the fact that there will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2013\/04\/08\/election-promises-laptop-for-every-student-well-thought-out\">laptop provided for every student if BN wins again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like the only cost to us is the Chromebooks. The Google Apps for Education accounts are free, implying a significant investment into Malaysia by Google.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en\/chrome\/education\/devices\/large-deployments.html\">large deployments<\/a> of Chromebook. It seems that the deal is between YTL, Frog, Samsung, Acer &amp; Google. YTL provides the Internet connectivity via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yes.my\/v3\/index.do\">YES4G<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/1bestarinet.net\/\">1BestariNet<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frogasia.com\/v3\/\">frogasia<\/a> is a YTL subsidiary, and it looks like they&#8217;re providing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frogasia.com\/v3\/product\/\">learning apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I worried about generations being tied to Microsoft Office. Is it time to worry that the next generation gets tied to Google Apps? I continue to worry overall that the focus is doing everything in-browser, and while I&#8217;m a big proponent of the idea that the browser is the OS, I still do a lot of things outside the browser.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like Chromebooks can be provided by either Samsung or Acer. There must be something custom being built for YTL&#8217;s WiMAX chips to be popped in. Nonetheless, I doubt that there are many Malaysians experienced with Chromebooks or accomplishing everything within a browser.<\/p>\n<p>Further reading: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moe.gov.my\/userfiles\/file\/PPP\/Preliminary-Blueprint-Eng.pdf\">Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2015<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/static.googleusercontent.com\/external_content\/untrusted_dlcp\/www.google.com\/en\/\/intl\/en\/chrome\/assets\/education\/pdf\/global-edu-white-paper.pdf\">Classrooms, Chromebooks &amp; The Web: Lessons from Miami to Malaysia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m buying a Chromebook (not the Pixel) to take a deep-dive. There are <a href=\"http:\/\/chromeos.hexxeh.net\/\">virtual machines too<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m surprised not a single local media site in Malaysia covered the fact that Google Apps &amp; Chromebooks are coming to Malaysian classrooms. That&#8217;s 10 million students, teachers &amp; parents getting Google Apps accounts. Primary &amp; secondary schools get Chromebooks. 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