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Using tech to bring listening comprehension to the classroom

Using tech to bring listening comprehension to the classroom | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
From home.edweb.net - January 16, 2020 1:53 PM

"For many teachers, edtech translates to visuals and video. But during the edWebinar, “Voice Devices and Beyond in the Classroom,” the presenters made the case for using voice technology in schools to assist with all types of activities, from practicing math to classroom management, and more important, to improve listening comprehension skills ..."


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Voice technology: the latest technology trend in higher education

Voice technology: the latest technology trend in higher education | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
From www.ecampusnews.com - February 27, 2019 1:34 AM
Campuses are deploying Alexa to improve the student experience in and out of the classroom
As technology offers more ways to stay connected and access information, forward-thinking higher-ed leaders are leveraging voice technology such as Amazon’s Alexa to help students acclimate to campus life and feel like they’re at home.

That’s what happened last year at Saint Louis University (SLU), for instance, when the college deployed Alexa-enabled devices in every student room on campus.

Campus leaders had begun looking at voice technology as a way to help improve the student experience and personalize social and academic activities down the road.

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Teacher's Aide or Surveillance Nightmare? Alexa Hits the Classroom - Digital Education - Education Week

Teacher's Aide or Surveillance Nightmare? Alexa Hits the Classroom - Digital Education - Education Week | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
From blogs.edweek.org - July 12, 2018 1:03 PM
For better or worse, a new technology is making its way from consumers' homes into America's classrooms: voice-controlled "smart speaker" systems from companies such as Amazon and Google.

The internet-enabled devices listen to what users say, send audio recordings to the cloud, translate that information into commands, and respond accordingly—providing users with a personal digital voice assistant such as Amazon's Alexa, which teachers are now using to help with everything from setting a classroom timer to leading a group of 3rd graders through a spelling test.

Groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union are raising alarms about privacy.

"Should students be required to submit themselves to always-on voice-tracking and other third-party surveillance in order to get an education?" asked ACLU staff technologist Daniel Kahn Gillmor in an interview. 

Still, the early K-12 adopters of smart speakers and digital voice assistants are generally enthusiastic.

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Pamela Alaniz's curator insight, May 13, 2019 3:59 PM
As teachers  we should know the implications over the uses of various technologies in our classrooms. This article was very informative on the uses of Alexa in the classroom to help.manage your classroom in an orderly manner or seen as a digital teacher  assistant. You could set reminders for your class on how to maintain time throughout the day, and as language supports for students with language barriers. However, there are privacy implications that are tied with the use of Alexa such as how it picks up on your conversations and can store them  for future reference. It also uses it to as a means of providing advertisements on topics you find interesting. I understand it could be beneficial to help manage classrooms  but could it outweigh the privacy issues in the future  is a real mind boggling  question set forth with the use of Alexa in the classroom.
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Alexa Goes to ISTE: Edtech Companies—and Teachers—Debut New Skills for Learning 

Alexa Goes to ISTE: Edtech Companies—and Teachers—Debut New Skills for Learning  | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
From www.edsurge.com - September 30, 2019 1:00 PM
Four-and-a-half years after Amazon first released Alexa, its voice-activated virtual assistant, the technology is finding its footing in education

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Hey, Google, Alexa, Siri and higher ed

Hey, Google, Alexa, Siri and higher ed | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
From www.insidehighered.com - December 13, 2018 1:43 PM

"The growing use of voice search and virtual digital assistants will have an increasing impact on how we deliver, search for and market higher education ..."

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