Podcasts about julie daniel davis

In episode 136 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Levi Belnap, Chief Strategy Officer of Merlyn Mind. Finally there is a voice assistant on the market specifically for educational purposes! Think of it as "shortcuts" for teachers. Have Merlyn start your presentation, begin your game in Kahoot, or many other things that act as timesavers in the classroom. Merlyn is representing BIG at FETC 2022. Make sure you check out this voice assistant product built just for an educational environment that is the brainchild of several AI gurus from the IBM Watson lab. https://www.merlyn.org/ http://twitter.com/merlynmind http://linkedin.com/company/merlynmind http://facebook.com/merlynmind https://twitter.com/levibelnap

In episode 135 Julie Daniel Davis suggests ways to enhance classroom learning and communicate with students by using Amazon devices. Where do you start: Buy a device and enable Amazon Kids to protect students from unwanted information. Rename the wake word. Set up some classroom efficiencies for yourself. Check out the Education & Reference category of Skills inside the Alexa App. Create your own skills that personalize learning for YOUR classroom using Amazon Blueprints. Follow the hashtag #VoiceEDU, listen to this podcast, and reach out to juliedavisedu@gmail.com if you have questions.

In episode 134 Julie Daniel Davis talks about Apple's new Child Protection Updates that are built into the iOS Version 15.0 update. The update will allow Apple to scan all devices using iCloud to store photos to detect potential child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Julie discusses the pros and cons of this as it pertains to the privacy of users.

As the 2021-2022 school year approaches, Julie Daniel Davis offers a prayer for the k-12 educator. I pray you find the patience for the children that challenge you. May you be able to see their unique gifts and find the blessing in each student in your care. I pray you will be committed to the tasks at hand and have the courage to be an advocate for all students, pushing them to do their best. I pray you have wisdom in teaching each child so that they will grow to be the person God designed them to be. There were not placed in your care by chance. How will you use this year to help mold them into a purposeful person. How will you spark the love of learning in each child? May you have glimpses of achievement and joy in each student's learning to give you endurance for the school year. I pray that you will know exactly why each child is in your classroom and be able to use your gifts to help them. I pray you will show grace and mercy when it's needed and tough love when it's required. I pray that you will not only be the giver of knowledge but a safe spot of nurturing and care that is consistent in the lives of your students. I pray your classroom will be a sanctuary for your students. Whether it's too hot, too cold, too loud, or too crowded- May it always be a place of comfort and acceptance. I pray that you will innovate- whether it be with technology or not, I pray you will be passionate about meeting the needs of your students and doing all you can to meet those needs. I pray that you will find your work/home balance quickly this school year… knowing you are more than a teacher and you have a personal life that needs care as well. I pray you won't feel you are defined by the test scores of your students. I pray your administration and district leaders see you for all the things that are part of teaching. I also pray that your data supports the fact that you are a well-equipped teacher. I pray you learn with your students and from your students in order to model lifelong learning. I pray you aren't afraid to say “I don't know” and “let's learn it together. I pray your vanity will not prevent you from being approachable. I pray you and your coworkers build each other up and share the load. I pray that you find yourself within a group that doesn't linger in negativity about their job but truly enjoys the community they are a part of. I pray for transparency in school meetings so that you can truly discern the message. I pray you will be the glass half full in the meetings. And if you find yourself steeped in overwhelmedness and unhappiness, I pray someone will come alongside you, to mentor you and to help you with your burden so that you feel you can accomplish your role for this year. I pray you see that “aha” moment in a child every single day. The moment where you have led them to the learning and it clicked. I pray you never get tired or bored of those moments. I pray for the safety and health of you and your students this year so that you can focus on the task of schooling and nurturing. I pray that you will give every day your best shot. And when a lesson fails or you aren't on your A-game I pray you learn from it, correct, and grow forward for your students but also for yourself. I pray that on the days you feel tired, sick, or discouraged you will remember why you chose this important profession and gird yourself up in that knowledge. I pray that you have good relationships with the parents of your students, that you can work side by side to help their children flourish in your classroom. I pray that you find yourself making a difference in the lives of the students you teach. I pray you find fulfillment in your role and purpose in your teaching. I pray that this school year is one that will bless your socks off.

In episode 132, Julie Daniel Davis chats about the things she has learned from guests and research over the last 3 years of hosting the Voice in Education podcast. From interviewing developers, corporate reps, and educators, Julie shares her learning with you, the listener.

Last week, Amazon hosted its third annual online Alexa Live Developer Conference where 50 new features were introduced that would allow developers and device makers "to build ambient experiences and drive growth with Alexa." In this episode, Julie Daniel Davis takes a deeper look at these features that are currently listed on Jeff Blankenburg's Alexa Skills Kit Blog post. Julie looks at how some of the new features might make a difference for learning and educational purposes.

In episode 130 Julie Daniel Davis discusses how children react to voice technology, how much they are interacting with voice technology, and what the future of children interacting with voice technology will look like. Voice is here! How will the industry continue to meet this growing group of children!

In episode 128, Julie Daniel Davis talks about the newly released Alexa Voice Profiles for Kids and how it works with Reading Sidekick. This is a step towards personalized learning for children that helps reduce the friction between the interface and the ultimate goal. The Alexa Voice Profiles for Kids work exclusively with the purchase of Amazon Kids +, where parents can set up parameters for up to 4 kids voice profiles. This is the first step towards personalized learning for children with Alexa, what's next and what should we be concerned about?

In episode 127, Julie Daniel Davis interviews Jamey Heit, Co-Founder and CEO of Ecree, Inc. Ecree is an online writing tutor that strives to give students feedback on their writing when they need it. "Unlimited, real-time writing feedback gives you instant support to complete an assignment, improve a grade, or prepare for a big exam." Ecree is part of the AWS EdStart program and recently created an Alexa voice app to enhance its online presence and to give users another way to interact with their edtech platform. Listen to this episode to hear Jamey's vision and passion for helping students in a way that best meets their needs.

Ambient computing can best be explained as accessing a computer in a way that causes less friction in our lives but brings us the benefit of efficiency and information. In this episode, Julie Daniel Davis talks about how the future will include more ambient computing in our lives and how that has the potential to impact education if student privacy laws adjust to these capabilities.

In episode 125, Julie Daniel Davis discusses the Amazon Echo Show 5 for kids. She discusses its features and how it can add a multi-model approach to your voice assistants. In a time when adolescents want to be connected and parents want to slow the inevitable process of constant connectivity of their children, this device, much like the concept of a smartwatch for kids becomes a good stepping stone for children to have access but in a way that parents have control. Listen to my thoughts on getting to know the Amazon Echo Show 5 this summer to consider for use in the fall. If you decide to do this, check out my website for information on setting up an Amazon device safely for classroom use.

In episode 123, Julie Daniel Davis dreams big about the future of educational technology. After having Susan Bearden as a guest for episode 121, it is clear that the future of educational technology should include interoperability between platforms. How does voice play into this future? Hear the dreaming in episode 123!

As the voice industry continuously chats about the future of voice technology and a need for interoperability among devices, Julie Daniel Davis interviews educational technology guru, Susan Bearden, serves as Director of Digital Programs for InnovateEDU, and is currently involved with Project Unicorn. Project Unicorn is an effort to improve data interoperability within K-12 education. Why does education need interoperability? Listen to episode 121 to find out!

This special Mother's Day episode 120 has Julie Daniel Davis interviewing Lauren Johnson, founder of the Alexa is a Human campaign. Lauren is a mother of a 9-year-old daughter named Alexa who wants others to understand the issues of having Alexa as a wake word for the Amazon Echo devices. Listen to this mother's heart and balanced passion for this problem. Want to know what you can do to help? Listen in! Also, consider listening to Lauren's recently created podcast, Wake Up: The Truth About Alexa.

In Episode 119, Julie Daniel Davis discusses the concern she has over the quirkiness of voice assistants. With any technology, there is a tipping point in the mind of the user that makes them decide if the benefits outweigh the quirks. Amazon Alexa debut in November 2014, and some of the quirks we see feel like they should have been solved in the 6+ years it has been on the market. If we want users to adopt the device for more than just a novelty, the value add has to be apparent. The usefulness has to outweigh the tech issues and I am not sure we are there for most users. Another topic of this podcast is the major shift Apple has made to help users protect their privacy by making all apps ask for permission to track user's digital activity across other apps and websites. The hope is this solid move by tech giant Apple will cause other tech companies (including voice technologies) to follow suit.

In episode 118 Julie Daniel Davis welcomes guest Lance Huang who serves as the Educational Lead at Agora. Agora is "The Real-Time Engagement Platform for meaningful human connections. People engage longer when they see, hear, and interact with each other. With Agora, you can embed vivid voice and video in any application, on any device, anywhere." For the last year, Julie has been saying the future of educational technology will include voice interfaces. Agora is such a platform. Companies will start embracing the ability to add a voice interface to the products educators are already familiar with and also those that will be developed in the future. Agora is already an interface of familiar educational platforms like VIP Kid. Agora is an interface that includes voice technology for engagement, development of social skills, and learning opportunities. Learn more from Lance in this episode!

In Episode 117 Julie Daniel Davis talks not only about the benefit the Project Voice conference had on her personally but also how exciting it was to hear from both mainstream and new players in the space of voice technology. In this episode, Julie focuses on the need for the k-12 curriculum to not only include how AI works (STEM) but to lead students in learning how to think critically about the function of AI in society and the ethical considerations surrounding its use.

In episode 116 Julie Daniel Davis will talk about why her spidey senses are tingling! Listen to why she believes the educational technology world just might be ready for voice interface...FINALLY! Also in this episode an opportunity for listeners to take part in Project Voice Worldwide is mentioned. What's next for the intersection of education and voice? Hang in there educators! Relish in the fact that you are in the first 2.5% of innovators that use this emerging technology. This will put you ahead of the game as voice interface changes education in the future.

In Episode 114 Julie Daniel Davis goes over the Amazon Alexa app and makes suggestions on how to prevent as little data as possible from being shared with Amazon for your classroom device. She makes suggestions such as starting with a "clean" Amazon account, not creating voice profiles, toggling off many options that might feel like good choices but the main concern is protecting not only the voiceprint of students but the data associated with their biometric voiceprint. 

In episode 113 Julie Daniel Davis looks at some of the current research and how it is supporting the use of voice assistants for learning. Lovato, S. B. (2019). Young Children and Voice Search: What We Know From Human-Computer Interaction Research. Frontiers. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00008/full Sengupta, S., Garg, R. (2019). Impact of Voice-based Interaction on Learning Practices and Behavior of Children. Ceur. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2327/IUI19WS-IUIoT-6.pdf Garg, R., Sengupta, S. (2020). Conversational Technologies for In-home Learning: Using Co-Design to Understand Children's and Parents' Perspectives. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338634071_Conversational_Technologies_for_In-home_Learning_Using_Co-Design_to_Understand_Children's_and_Parents'_Perspectives Schoelger, P., Ebner, M., Ebner, M. (2020). The Use of Alexa for Mass Education. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342888682_The_Use_of_Alexa_for_Mass_Education Metalta, O., Oldfield, A., Ahmed, T., Vefeas, A., Miglani, S. (2019). Voice User Interfaces in Schools: Co-designing for Inclusion With Visually-Impaired and Sighted Pupils. http://www.ousmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Voice_User_Interfaces_in_Schools.pdf Garg, R. (2020) He Is Just Like Me": A Study of the Long-Term Use of Smart Speakers by Parents and Children. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339688118_He_Is_Just_Like_Me_A_Study_of_the_Long-Term_Use_of_Smart_Speakers_by_Parents_and_Children

In episode 112 of Voice in Education, Julie Daniel Davis talks about the progressiveness of the French government in seeing the value of voice assistants for health and education. It's obvious this country can see that voice is an important paradigm for the future because CNIL (the French Data Protection Authority) published a white paper in December 2020 that discusses the importance of privacy and voice devices. Julie talks about the bid that went out by the French Education Ministry for a voice device to help teach English to elementary students. Many of the pre-requisites wanted by the government are things that Julie has been saying are needed for the future of education and voice. Will the country of France be the leader in this area? Vive la France!

In episode 111 Julie Daniel Davis recognizes just a few of the brilliant women in the voice industry that have become influencers in the realm of education and voice applications. It's Women's History Month and these women are pioneers in voice technology. Shout out to: Monique Howard, Smarticles Irina Fine, Bamboo Learning Kristin Daum, Levooba Sandra Noa, Levooba Caitlin Gutekunst, Creativity, Inc. Dr. Patricia Scanlon, Soapbox Labs Ilarna Nche, Adassa Innovations Jenny Mero, Appy Sloth Dr. Aparna Ramanathan, Ask My Class Sarah Andrew Wilson, Matchbox.io Rebecca Dwenger, Hamilton County ESC

In episode 110 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Monique Howard, founder, and CEO of Smarticles. Monique shares about the various voice technology apps the company has created "to support the SocioEmotional Well-being and Conversation Skills of kids by engaging them in activities that strengthen how they manage their feelings and communicate with others." As a mother of a child on the spectrum, Monique saw a need and her skills and passion have led her to create opportunities to support children everywhere. Listen to the details of her journey and what is next in this episode.

One of the major things holding people back from robustly using and creating voice app technology is the concept of PRIVACY. Listen to episode 109 where Julie Daniel Davis discusses the concept of adopting a privacy rubric built along the lines of Privacyspy.org (https://privacyspy.org/). If you want people to understand and use your products and services, be transparent about what is happening to the data!

In episode 108, Julie Daniel Davis interviews Shane Cox, CEO of Peeq and maker of the original throwable microphone known as the Q-ball. Shane discusses the value of voice in the classroom and how his company is responding to the pandemic with their product. Listen to what is on the horizon for the Q-ball device! Here is a chance for our listeners to take part in their current giveaway promotion to receive a Qball for their own use! https://gleam.io/XUGrY/drop-the-winter-blues-giveaway.

In episode 107 Julie Daniel Davis goes over some super quick ways educators can use the Amazon Alexa devices in the classroom to create efficiencies. She talks about routines, timers, calendar linking, flash briefings, lists, and notes. She gives you ideas on how these things can support your feedback approach to student learning and also support social-emotional well being. Listen to these quick ideas that can have a large impact!

In episode 106 Julie Daniel Davis discusses the changes she is seeing in the voice assistant industry and the fears she has on how they will impact education in a negative way and move past the current possibilities of a voice-only device without truly even taking advantage of the potential before moving on to multi-model, touch, etc. In this episode, Julie challenges the voice community to look for ways to use voice technology to enhance learning that doesn't already exist for educational purposes. Innovative education is needed in today's world. Now is the time to rethink education, voice technology has the possibility to support learning in school and at home in unique ways that have never existed. Let's think beyond what we know and dream about what could be! The future is NOW!

In episode 105 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Jeff Blankenburg, Principal Evangelist with Amazon Alexa. Jeff talks about what he does in the voice industry and then we chat about what we see currently in using voice for learning and he shares what he sees in the future of using voice for educational purposes.

In episode 104 Julie Daniel Davis interviews special education educator, Cindy Evans. Cindy shares how she uses Alexa in the classroom to meet the needs of her niche of students with exceptional needs. Listen to how Alexa supports IEPs of students and benefits them in the learning process. To contact Cindy, email her at CEvans@marinschools.org

In episode 103 Julie Daniel Davis is a bit of a "Negative Nellie." She shares her concerns and disenchantment with the current status of voice technology. Perhaps it's because it is the beginning of a new year where last year felt much the same in the voice industry but she's concerned that voice is fizzling out before even beginning to be accepted in the educational community. Listen to her not so positive thoughts in this episode. Warning: ramblings do occur because it is straight from the heart.

In episode 102 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Caitlin Gutekunst of the design studio Creativity, Incorporated. Caitlin discusses the work Creativity, Inc has done for children in the voice technology realm. This company has creates fun interactive experiences for kids. The company produces voice apps for themselves and with companies like Disney Music, Mattel Uno, and NetFlix's Stranger Things. Recently they created the first plush toy that is voice-enabled. Caitlin is excited about how voice can be put into products in innovative ways. Caitlin believes conversational tech allows new ways for students to learn differently. Caitlin also shares her thoughts on child privacy. Listen to this episode to hear more of her thoughts on the future of voice and children. www.linkedin.com/in/caitlingutekunst @Caitlingutekunst (IG) @caitlingute (Twitter)

In episode 101 Julie Daniel Davis unpacks how using a voice assistant in the classroom can actually support all 7 of the ISTE Standards for Students in meaningful ways. Do you desire your students to be ready for the technological world before them? Help them by introducing them to the ISTE standards through the use of voice. You will be preparing them for their future by tapping into these concepts: Empowered Learners Digital Citizens Knowledge Constructor Innovative Designer Computational Thinker Creative Communicator Global Collaborator

In episode 100 Julie Daniel Davis celebrates this monumental number of episodes by interviewing Sandra Noa of Levooba. Why Sandra? What better way to celebrate the journey of the Voice in Education podcast than by having an educator that is creating for voice be a part of the show?! Sandra shares that educators are finding value in using Levooba to support classroom learning. What better time to consider a no-touch, work from home option to support learning?

In episode 99 of The Voice in Education podcast Julie Daniel Davis interviews Jenny Mero of Appy Sloth. Jenny is an Alexa Champion, Bixby Premier Developer, and the creator of Freeze Dance voice app that teaches students STEM information while getting them moving. The voice app is a take on the traditional concept of Freeze Dance but embeds learning into the concept! In a day in age where children need to move to refocus, Freeze Dance can be a great way to do just that!

In episode 98 Julie Daniel Davis discusses the importance of needing to trust artificial intelligence in the future. This includes teaching students how to recognize machine learning in their lives and how to be proactive users of it. AI4k12.org is a great resource for educators on this subject. Julie also talks about the ethics of AI and how that impacts users of voice experiences. Julie challenges third party voice developers to have well-written privacy policies stating exactly what they collect and why. There has to be responsibility and accountability for educators to consider using these interfaces in the classroom. Julie suggests that all voice developers for children consider looking at the product certification page at https://productcertifications.digitalpromise.org/ and the certification page with I Keep Safe at https://ikeepsafe.org/products/. If you are creating for learning, take the next step, and create for learning in schools!

In episode 97 Julie Daniel Davis interviews the Chief Content Officer of Matchbox.io, Sarah Andrew Wilson. Sarah calls on her former experience in education and performing arts to help make superb voice skills. In this episode, she talks about what it takes to make a good voice experience for children.

In episode 95 Julie Daniel Davis talks about current happenings in the voice assistant space that could have a positive impact on education. A discussion about voice profiles and her willingness to let that happen in the classroom in the future (SHOCK), Google's adoption of their own processing chip, and how Google Assistant's interactive canvas API can lead to more learning with touch and voice education and storytelling apps. Be in the know! Listen to what is on the voice in education horizon!

In Episode 96 Julie Daniel Davis speaks with Alex Podchaski who serves as Director of Educational & Information Technology at North Broward Preparatory School. Alex, a Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL), also serves on the Open Voice Network Education Steering Committee. Listen to his thoughts on what it will take for voice assistants to be mainstreamed into classrooms.

In episode 94 Julie Daniel Davis celebrates the 6th birthday of the Amazon Alexa device that happened on November 6th. In this episode, Julie talks about the growth she has seen in the device over the last 6 years and dreams forward into what she hopes to see in the future. Happy birthday, Alexa! We are so glad you are part of our lives! Cheers!

In episode 92 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Audrey O'Clair. Audrey is an Education Specialist working for Soundtrap by Spotify. In her role, she helps educators integrate the Soundtrap platform for transcription, creation of music, podcast, storytelling into the classroom setting. Since the 2020 COVID pandemic Soundtrap has seen an increase in the use of its platform for educational purposes. Teachers are finding Soundtrap to be a great way for students to share their learning, thoughts, and creativity. Listen to Audrey give some examples and share more about Soundtrap in this interview. You can access the Soundtrap Summit Episodes mentioned in the interview here.

In episode 91 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Bradley Metrock. Bradley is the CEO of Score Publishing and the creator of "This Week In Voice VIP," the daily letter to the voice & AI tech communities. Bradley is the reason Julie is involved in the voice industry. Going all the way back to the 2018 Alexa Conference where Bradley invited Julie to be a part of what felt like a very grassroots event. Having his eye on this emerging tech and its possibilities, Bradley serves as a knowledgeable guest. In this episode, Bradley shares his thoughts on the future of voice and education, what's slowing it down, and who to watch.

In this episode, Julie Daniel Davis is feeling a bit nostalgic but also looking to the future! Blame it on her first grandchild being born this week. She talks about the past of educational voice technology, the present (with a look at previous episodes with guests striving to meet student needs with voice assistants or voice technology platforms), and finally the future and why the classroom world is becoming more ready for voice technology due to noise cancellation abilities in platforms like Zoom.

With the classroom changing, and “no-touch” solutions becoming popular in today's classroom, this week we spoke with Julie Daniel Davis about the future of voice in the classroom. Not just any voice, we are talking about   Alexa, Google Home, and Siri! Check the link in the comments for this amazing episode.Host: Mike FicaraGuests: Mike Ficara, Julie Daniel Davis--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-start-down/support

In episode 89 Julie Daniel Davis interviews a special education educator working on his PhD at University of Illinois in Chicago. Chris Emerling, is a passionate educator that sees the value of voice technology to meet the needs of special education students. Twitter handle: @CREmerling Website (In the works): www.VoiceInSpEd.com

In episode 87 Julie Daniel Davis talks a bit of negativity in regards to voice and education. When one considers the the product adoption model, educators are still in the early innovator phase of adoption due to various road blocks of using voice assistants in an educational setting. The question becomes "Are early innovative educators that have chosen voice actually too early at this point?" Many educators have given up due to the lack of change and adjustment since the first Alexa hit the market in 2014. It has been 6 years since voice assistants have hit the market, and the abilities for educational purposes haven't really changed that much for teachers. Voice is an opportunity for transformational technology adoption for education instead of just supporting "educational as usual." What could be next needs to happen now.

In episode 86 Julie Daniel Davis talks about the recent additions to the Amazon Alexa Voice Interoperability Initiative network and what interoperability might mean to education forward.

In episode 85 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Emma Rogers, CEO and co-founder of U.K. based Little Bridge. Little Bridge is a platform to aid children ages 6-12 learn the english language. Little Bridge has been a web-based solution to english learning for a while but most recently the company won the Judges' choice award from the Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge EMEA 2020. Learn more about the plans of Little Bridge and voice in this episode. To learn more about Little Bridge, check out their website.

In episode 84 Julie Daniel Davis talks about what makes a good skill/action/capsule for educational purposes. While preparing to teach a course this semester, Julie read the book Mobile Learning- A handbook for Developers, Educators, and Learners (2015, McQuiggan, Kosturko, McQuiggan, Sabourin) that talked about the needs of a good app for education. In this episode Julie transfers much of those app goals to the voice space and shares it in this episode with the audience. This episode might be specifically interesting to those trying to develop for the edtech world or teachers trying to find good voice options for use.

In episode 83 Julie Daniel Davis interviews the CEO of Paranoid, Thomas Stachura. Paranoid is a device that can be added to your voice speakers to add peace of mind regarding privacy. Listen to Thomas explain how the device works, it's price point, and his thoughts on its impact on student privacy. You can learn more at https://paranoid.com/.

In episode 82 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Bruce LeWolt of Blast Learning. "Blast is a cutting-edge education platform that uses Alexa or Google Assistant as an intelligent personal study assistant, resulting in a state-of-the-art study method that is not just effective but makes learning enjoyable." Blast Learning was named as one of the six best education applications in the recent Alexa EdTech Challenge.

In episode 81 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Isaac Davenport of Toys2Life. Isaac got his PhD in electrical engineering in 1998. He has worked on dozens of product development programs, run small companies, and worked as a hardware, firmware, and software design engineer and technical management consultant for large companies. He is currently heading up the start-up company, Toys2Life, making dolls and action figures talk to one another on a kid's bedroom floor using BLE radios and an AI dialog engine. Find out more about this product at www.toys2life.org. This episode is sponsored by SoapBox Labs, developers of voice technology for children.

In episode 80 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Dr. Aparna Ramanathan who is well known for the Alexa Skill called "Ask My Class." You will hear how their company adapted to pandemic times by creating "Ask My Kid." How do you adjust your product to remote learning when it is designed for classroom use? Aparna shares how they adapted to better meet needs. To learn more about "Ask My Kid" go to https://askmykid.com/. This episode is sponsored by our friends at SoapBox Labs, a company devoted to child voice technology.

In episode 79 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Rob Moores of Ambiently. Ambiently is an England-based start-up voice company that has created the Alexa skill Redemption Earth. This skill teaches important STEM/Science information about climate change. Redemption Earth was chosen as a finalist Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge EMEA 2020. To find out more about Redemption Earth, go to https://www.redemption.earth/. This episode is sponsored by my friends at Soapbox Labs.

In episode 78 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Kristin Daum, Daniel Mittendorf, and Sandra Noa of Levooba. Based out of Germany, Levooba has been named one of the finalists in the EMEA Edtech Skills Challenge. LEVOOBA is short for “Learn. Voice. Battle." "LEVOOBA is an innovative, unique and one-of-its-kind Skill for Amazons Alexa Smart Voice Assistant that offers a competitive voice learning experience for kids of all ages. Use Alexa screen-free time to learn for school or even challenge your classmates to a competition." Check out this innovative multiplayer learning tool that works on the Alexa platform at https://www.levooba.com/. You can also vote for the people's choice award for the edtech challenge at https://pages.awscloud.com/alexa-challenge-emea-voting-page.html. This episode is brought to you by Soapbox Labs.

In episode 77 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Jon Stine of the Open Voice Network. "The Open Voice Network (OVN) is dedicated to making voice assistance worthy of user trust—especially for a future of voice assistance that will be multi-platform, multi-device, multi-modal, and multi-use." (https://openvoicenetwork.org/). Julie serves on the educational steering committee of OVN and encourages any educator interested in using voice assistants in the classroom to join the movement.

In episode 76 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Emily Lonetto who serves as Head of Growth at Voiceflow, Inc. to educators. Voiceflow is a great platform for educators or students to use to create their own voice assistant experience. Hear about the special pricing Emily offers to schools and students on this episode. To find out more, go to www.voiceflow.com.

In episode 74, Julie Daniel Davis interviews Ben Ridgway and Lee Johnson of Yap Books, "an award winning educational app, where children magically bring stories to life as they read and where learning gets better with every word." A voice enabled mobile reading opportunity for children. During COVID-19 Yap Books is offering free access to their resources. This episode is brought to you by SoapBox Labs.

In episode 73 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Adrian Brown of My School Portal based in the United Kingdom. My School Portal has been selected as a finalist for the Amazon Alexa EdTech Skills Challenge EMEA 2020. In this episode you will hear Adrian's passion for this Alexa skill that stemmed from a need he saw as a parent. I share these companies with educators to show what is on the horizon for voice- meeting current educational needs with a touch-free interface.

In episode 72 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Nicholas E. Sawka of NES Voice Skills. Nic shares about his skill "Historical Voices" and how he thinks it adds value to learning. To try the skill yourself, the Alexa skill can be found at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C9VNX58?ref&ref=cm_sw_tw_r_as_dp_CRKLk1wVJhDb9.

In episode 70 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Dr. Martyn Farrows, COO of SoapBox Labs. SoapBox Labs "SoapBox Labs is an award-winning voice technology company specializing in the development of automated speech recognition (ASR) for kids" (www.soapboxlabs.com). Unlike many of my interviews, SoapBox isn't about the use case of voice assistants but about using voice technology, in general, to help children learn. Julie loves their commitment to child privacy and their vision for using voice in meaningful ways. In this episode Dr. Farrows shares the vision and goals of SoapBox Labs with us. Educators, this is a company to watch! While you might not have the ability to interact with their product now, Julie believes this company has a pulse on things to come in the edtech world as voice intersects with need. Here are links to some great demos of their technology in action: For English Language Learning: https://youtu.be/27o-smQADfU - Nancy Age 5 https://youtu.be/wYcXFdDeOjs - two young brothers learning English together https://youtu.be/_Vl88kQSMvA - two year old Hugh For Literacy: https://youtu.be/DhmG7Y3l3CQ https://youtu.be/UrN3P_3NBOA https://youtu.be/rr17vAEsj0Y Our Technology: https://youtu.be/Z1XdAcCZdGg - a quick look under the hood at how we deliver feedback to a parent/teacher of a kid's reading and language development that is highly accurate, including showing the phonetic breakdown

In episode 69 Julie Daniel Davis encourages teachers and parents to share learning opportunities with voice assistants with students that makes learning fun throughout the summer. Summer is usually a time where students want to take a much deserved break from intentional learning but Julie's list of Alexa skills can spur continued learning in a non-threatening way throughout the summer. Enable skills that have strong content and stronger engagement strategies. These type of skills will help your children to be open to learning because it is fun. Trivia drives intrigue! Enable skills that lead to critical thinking, random facts, and creativity...these type of skills might just push your child to learn more on their own!

In episode 68 Julie Daniel Davis discusses the latest Edtech Skill Challenge put forth by AWS and SXSW EDU. She also asks educators to make a loud noice about that is wanted from the voice industry. This may possibly begin with addressing student privacy laws but more likely, imploring the voice world for a device that plays within the current student privacy boundaries.

In episode 67 Julie Daniel Davis talks about the needs of a voice device that specifically meets the needs of education. In this episode Julie discusses the things she would like to see this type of device offer and why she believes the current pandemic is a perfect time for voice to step into this brand new world and offer educators, parents, and students opportunities for learning with a device that lends itself to social distancing.

In episode 65 Julie Daniel Davis interviews Roger Kibbe of Viv.ai. Roger was one of the first connections Julie had in the voice industry that really wanted to listen to the needs of education when it comes to voice. This interview was a fun opportunity to reconnect with Roger and share his thoughts about the future of voice and specifically Samsung Bixby.

In episode 63 of Voice in Education, Julie Daniel Davis interviews Kevin Elgan, creator and founder of Chatterbox. Kevin's desire to introduce children to voice in a controlled environment is one I applaud. Chatterbox is a buildable kit that allows the customer to build, program, and understand the concepts of voice and voice design while keeping student privacy at the forefront.

In episode 62 Julie Daniel Davis discusses the impact COVID-19 social distancing is having on teachers, parents, and students. She gives some ways to reach out to families specifically using voice speakers. The following blogpost can help parents navigate at-home learning using Alexa: Hey Alexa, help my child keep learning! https://medium.com/voiceedu/hey-alexa-help-my-child-keep-learning-84ca30874ae1 Hey Alexa, help me manage my children's learning day! https://medium.com/voiceedu/alexa-help-me-manage-my-childrens-learning-day-47c32b22b54e

Episode 61 comes at a time where schools around the world are shutting down due to COVID-19. In episode 61, Julie Daniel Davis interviews Echo Dad to ask him what his top favorite Alexa skills are for at home learning. Rich should know, he regularly evaluates skills with this two kids on their YouTube channel. Here is top picks in a variety of subject matters and implement them at home as a parent or if you are an educator, share them with the families you are leading distantly.

It is the one year anniversary of Voice in Education and in episode 52 Julie Daniel Davis shares her excitement from attending Project Voice 2020- things she learned, what she shared, and her hopes for the future of voice in education.

In episode 49 Julie Daniel Davis challenges k-12 educators to think about the voice paradigm and the jobs that might be available to students due to this industry. Are we preparing students for these possible jobs and if not, what can you as an educator do to change that?

Julie Daniel Davis discusses Alexa in Higher Education and how Amazon is encouraging students, professors, IT professionals, and edtech leaders to tap into the power of voice. Creating with Alexa is the future of edtech!

In Episde 43 of Voice in Education, Julie Daniel Davis navigates teachers to Alexa Blueprints inside the Amazon Alexa App and gives ideas on how to create blueprints that personalize learning for students and creates efficiencies for families.

In episode 42 Julie Daniel Davis discusses using the kids edition echo dot without FreeTime in the classroom and how she feels this still meets requirements for usage with keeping student privacy in the forefront.

In episode 40, Julie Daniel Davis looks at the governing laws of student privacy- FERPA, CIPA, and COPPA- and how she feels the Kids Edition Echo Dot becomes a viable option for k12 education in terms of student privacy.

Julie Daniel Davis discusses the use of routines in the classroom and how that might help the anxious student. She also shares how she sees Alexa continuing to be more user friendly and why you shouldn't give up on the possibilities of using voice in the classroom.

In episode 33, Julie Daniel Davis discusses the future of using voice in the classroom at her school. She discusses how the one-year free access to FreeTime has past and what that means for student privacy and security. Is voice in the classroom worth it for teachers right now?

Julie Daniel Davis reflects on the positives of being a part of the Voice First community, the impact voice is having globally, and reflections on needs/ease of use for quality immersion of voice, and what is next for the educational community in the use of voice.

In episode 26 of Voice in Education, Julie Daniel Davis reviews the June 2019 released Echo Dot Kids Edition. Hear her thoughts on the benefits of this new device for the classroom.

This week's episode of Voice In Education talks about the importance of teachers truly evaluating voice skills for classroom usage. The episode discusses the recent checklist created by Julie Daniel Davis to aid teachers in choosing good skills for integrating into practice. This blog post can be found at blog.juliedavisedu.com