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Voice in Education
by Julie Daniel Davis
An educator trying to discern how best to utilize voice interface in education that creates meaningful opportunities for teaching and learning.
Episodes
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Episode 136, Voice in Education, 1.23.22 interview with Levi Belnap, C.S.O. of Merlyn Mind
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...
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Episode 135, Voice in Education, 8.22.21 Ways to Use Amazon Devices in the Classroom
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...
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Episode 134, Voice in Education, 8.16.21 - Apple's New Child Protection Plan and the Privacy Woes it brings
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…
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Episode 133, Voice in Education, A Prayer for Teachers
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...
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Episode 132, Voice in Education, 8.1.21 -What I've Learned about Voice and Education
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.
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Episode 131, Voice in Education, 7.25.21 -a look at the Alexa Live Developer Conference
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…
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Episode 130, Voice in Education, 7.18.21 - How Will Voice Tech Impact Children?
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...
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Episode 129, Voice in Education, 7.11.21 Student Privacy Laws and Voice
Who is in charge of student privacy- the schools or the tech companies? Who can be trusted? Who is ultimately responsible? Why is it so confusing? What's holding voice technology back from the classroom? Student Privacy Laws. How can Voice-enabled edtech companies move forward legally? How can we...
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Episode 128, Voice in Education, 7.4.21 - a look at Amazon Alexa Voice Profiles for Kids
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…
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Episode 127, Voice in Education, 6.27.21 with Jamey Heit of Ecree, Inc
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…
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Episode 126, Voice in Education, 6.20.21- the future of ambient computing for education
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...
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Episode 125, Voice in Education, 6.13.21 Voice for Children
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...
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Episode 124, Voice in Education, 6.6.21 with Irina Fine, Co-founder & Head of Content at Bamboo Learning
This is my third interview with Irina Fine and she is someone I could talk voice with for hours! A former educator turned voice application creator, she and I see the value of voice for learning in much the same way. In episode 124 Irina tells the listeners about Bamboo Learning's new voice app...
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Episode 123, Voice in Education, 5.30.21 The Future Imagined: Voice and Interoperability
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...
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Episode 122, Voice in Education, 5.23.21 - Intro Alexa for Year End Fun
It's the end of the school year and many educators are looking for fillers for some non-expected downtime. This is the perfect time to pilot the use of an Amazon Alexa in the classroom. Buy some buzzers that pair with your echo device and your students have the ability to play competitive games....
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Episode 121, Voice in Education, 5.16.21 with Susan Bearden of InnovateEDU
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...
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5.9.21, Voice in Education, Episode 120 with Lauren Johnson of Alexa is a Human
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…
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Episode 119, Voice in Education, 5.2.21 Julie Musings
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…
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Episode 118, Voice in Education, 4.25.21 with Lance Huang of Agora
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...
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Episode 117, Voice in Education, 4.18.21 -The ethics of AI matter
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…
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Episode 116, Voice in Education, 4.11.21 Is Edtech Finally Ready for Voice?
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...
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Episode 115, Voice in Education, 4.4.21, The 10 P's and the future of edtech
In episode 115 Julie thinks about the future of technology in terms of: Personalization Participation Pedagogy driven Pre-emptive Predictive Portable Pandemic-wise with a side of concern: Privacy Persistent date
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Episode 114, Voice in Education, 3.28.21 - Saying NO to data collection with Amazon Alexa
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...
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Episode 113, Voice in Education, 3.21.21 - Reseach says?
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....
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Episode 112, Voice in Education, 3.14.21 - The French see value in voice for edtech
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...
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Episode 111, Voice in Education, 3.7.21 Recognizing Voice Pioneering Women
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...
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Episode 110, Voice in Education, 2.28.21 with Monique Howard, CEO of Smarticles
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...
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Episode 109, Voice in Education, 2.21.21 - How an industry can help protect PII
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...
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Episode 108, Voice in Education, 2.14.21 with Shane Cox, CEO of PEEQ
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…
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Episode 107, Voice in Education, 2.7.21 Alexa Efficiencies for the Classroom
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...
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Episode 106, Voice in Education, 1.31.21 - The future is now
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…
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Episode 105, Voice in Education, 1.24.21 with Jeff Blankenburg
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…
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Episode 104, Voice in Education, 1.17.21 with educator Cindy Evans
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...
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Episode 103, Voice in Education, 1.10.21
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...
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Episode 102, Voice in Education, 1.3.21 with Caitlin Gutekunst of Creativity, Inc.
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...
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Episode 101, Voice in Education, 12.27.20 ISTE Standards for Students and voice assistants
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...
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Episode 100, Voice in Education, 12.20.20 with Sandra Noa of Levooba
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...
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Episode 99, Voice in Education, 12.13.20 with Jenny Mero of Appy Sloth
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...
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Episode 98, Voice in Education, 12.6.20
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....
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Episode 97, Voice in Education, 11.29.20
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...
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Episode 95. Voice in Education, 11.15.20
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...
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Episode 96, Voice in Education, 11.22.20 with Alex Podchaski
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...
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Episode 94, Voice in Education, 11.8.20
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!...
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Episode 93, Voice in Education, 11.1.20 with Brielle Nickoloff of Botmock
In episode 93 educators can learn about Botmock, a platform that gives all levels of voice enthusiasts a way to rapid prototype and design conversational experiences across multiple channels for both voice & text. Brielle Nickoloff shares the latest free level of access to Botmock, how she thinks...
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Episode 92, Voice in Education, 10.25.20 with Audrey O'Clair of Soundtrap
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...
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Episode 91, Voice in Education, 10.18.20 with Bradley Metrock
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...
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Episode 90, Voice in Education, 10.11.20
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...
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Episode 89, Voice in Education, 10.4.20
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…
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Episode 88, Voice in Education, 9.27.20 with Ricardo Murer
Ricardo Murer is an IT and Digital Innovation professional and entrepreneur, graduated in Computer Science and with a Master in Communication and Arts. With over twenty years of experience, he has worked in the education, healthcare and telecom segments. In the academic area, he was taught...
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Episode 87, Voice in Education, 9.20.20
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…
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An educator trying to discern how best to utilize voice interface in education that creates meaningful opportunities for teaching and learning.
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Julie Daniel Davis
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