Google Student Blog: January 2014

The Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities 2014: supporting innovators of the future

January 30, 2014

Applications are currently open for the Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities 2014. This scholarship supports talented computer scientists with a disability across Europe by offering 7,000 Euros towards their studies for 2014-15. As part of this commitment, Google has teamed up with EmployAbility, an organization dedicated to assisting disabled and dyslexic students in the transition from education to employment.

So Valentin, tell us a little about yourself… What did you think of the application process?In what way(s) has the Scholarship had an impact on your studies?What top tips would you give to someone completing the application form?Aside from the financial benefit, what else did you gain from the scholarship? Did the scholarship influence your thoughts about a career at Google or within the Tech sector?What advice would you give someone who isn’t sure they should apply? We are currently accepting applications for the 2014 Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. Apply today! Applications close on February 17th, 2014.

For questions about the scholarship or your application, please reach out to EmployAbility at googlescholarship@employ-ability.org.uk.Posted by Efrat Aghassy, EMEA Scholarships Project Manager

Intern by Day, Residential Advisor by Night

January 29, 2014

Computer Science Summer InstituteJacob Brouwer - UT Austin, TXHelen Li - MIT, MALiam Morris - Rochester Institute of Technology, NYChristina Lidwin - Virginia Tech, VAWhy were you interested in becoming a Resident Advisor for CSSI?Helen:Liam:Christina:

CSSI students chat about sorting

What were some of your responsibilities as an RA?Christina:Liam:What was one of your favorite activities and/or projects as an RA?Jacob:Helen:Liam:What are 2 things you’ve learned from being a CSSI RA?Helen:Liam:Christina:Jacob:Anything else you’d like to add?Helen:Liam:

High school students injure themselves a lot (I learned how to use a first aid kit effectively).

Wrangling 30 high schoolers is sometimes difficult and they can disappear quickly.

Remembering room keys is literally impossible.

Saying "free hoodies" to freshmen results in a stampede.

Want to get involved? The CSSI RA application is open to returning Google interns in the summer of 2014. Email cssi@google.com for more information!Posted by Kieu-Thu Bui, Recruiting Coordinator

The Google Test and Development Environment - Pt. 3: Code, Build, and Test

January 21, 2014

Cross-posted from the Google Testing Blog.
This is the third in a series of articles about our work environment. See the first and second. Coding and building Google build systemRunning jobs and testspresubmit

Statue of LORBerty

The impact Thoughts? Posted by Anthony Vallone

Google Code-in 2013 - drumroll please!

January 20, 2014

Google Code-in 201310 open source organizationsAkshaykumar KaloseAnurag SharmaBenjamin KaiserChirayu DesaiDalimil HájekDaniel RamirezFreeman LouIgnacio RodríguezJacob BurroughsJorge Alberto Gómez LópezMark KleinMateusz MaćkowskiMatt HabelMikhail IvchenkoPeter AmidonPuck MeerburgSamuel KimSushain CheriviralaTheo PattVijay Nandwani The task was about creating a screencast of coding a Hello world module for Drupal 8. It was an ordinary task but it helped me gain recognition in the whole Drupal community. The video was also appreciated and discussed on social networks. -- Vijay Nandwani One of my favorite tasks was revamping the "other languages" feature on the mobile Wikipedia, for which I both added features and noticeably reduced page load times. -- Theo Patt My favorite task was to modify DriveSetup to make the window zoom-able. It seemed like a simple task but I was still unfamiliar with the Haiku API, so there was a bit of challenge to it. -- Freeman Lou I added support for new types of Flickr URLs for UploadWizard extension for MediaWiki. -- Mateusz MaćkowskiBy Stephanie Taylor, Open Source Programs

What you need to know to install AdMob on your app

January 17, 2014

Requirements for your app

Make sure you have the latest copy of the Android SDK and that you're compiling against at least Android v3.2 (set target in project.properties to android-13) (or higher). .

The Google Mobile Ads SDK for Android requires a run-time of Android 2.3 or later (set android:minSdkVersion to at least 9 in your AndroidManifest.xml). This means you can develop with the latest version of the Android SDK and your app will still run on an earlier Android version (2.3 minimum).

Steps for incorporating the SDK

Add and reference the Google Play services library project in your Eclipse workspace.

See the Android instructions for how to set up the Google Play services SDK.

Right click on your app project in Eclipse and select Properties.
Select Android and then click Add.... Find the google-play-services_lib project and select OK to add the Google Play services library.
The project now references the Google Play services library.

Add a meta-data tag in AndroidManifest.xml.

Google Play services requires you to add a specific meta-data tag within the element in your app's AndroidManifest.xml. data, can be found at Step 2 here.

Declare com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity in the manifest.

The Mobile Ads SDK requires that com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity be declared in your app's AndroidManifest.xml. A screenshot can found at Step 3 here.

Set up network permissions in the manifest.

Making ad requests requires these permissions to be declared in the manifest:

INTERNET

Required. Used to access the Internet to make ad requests.

ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Optional. Used to check if an internet connection is available prior to making an ad request.

Google Developers forumAdMob on Google+Posted by Jeff Miner, AdMob Student Challenge team

Program Spotlight: CSSI and Generation Google Scholarship for rising university freshmen

January 13, 2014

Applications for Google's Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) and the Generation Google Scholarship have opened for graduating high school seniors! Scholarship recipients are awarded a 10,000 USD or 5,000 CAD scholarship and will attend CSSI in the summer of 2014. Read more below about CSSI and apply today! Applications are due on March 3, 2014.Phunts

What prompted you to apply to CSSI?Arturo:How do you feel about your own abilities in computer science now compared to before you started the program?Nathaniel:What are you most proud of accomplishing during CSSI?Nathaniel:Aneesha:Aside from just technical skills, what is something important you have gained from the program?Arturo:Aneesha: How do you plan to apply what you’ve learned at CSSI in your freshman year?Arturo: What advice would you like to share with students who are considering CSSI?Aneesha:

Get involved!apply todayMarch 3, 2014Posted by Kieu-Thu Bui, Recruiting Team

The Google Test and Development Environment - Pt. 2: Dogfooding and Office Software

January 3, 2014

Cross-posted from the Google Testing Blog.This is the second in a series of articles about our work environment. See the first. dogfoodsDogfoodingChrome BetaOffice software

Google Drive Apps (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.) are used for design documents, test plans, project data, data analysis, presentations, and more.

Gmail and Hangouts are used for email and chat.

Google Calendar is used to schedule all meetings, reserve conference rooms, and setup video conferencing using Hangouts.

Google Maps is used to map office floors.

Google Groups are used for email lists.

Google Sites are used to host team pages, engineering docs, and more.

Google App Engine hosts many corporate, development, and test apps.

Chrome is our primary browser on all platforms.

Google+ is used for organizing internal communities on topics such as food or C++, and for socializing.

Thoughts? Posted by Anthony Vallone

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