4. Integrating Alexa into the classroom
• Involve students
• Commands & questions
• Familiarize students with new technology
• Fun reward for students
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5. Music & Audio
• Play music: "Alexa, play some music."
• Play the song of the day: "Alexa, play the song of the day."
• Play an audiobook: "Alexa, play [title] on Audible," "Alexa, read
[title]" or "Alexa, play the book, [title]."
• Makes classroom atmosphere inviting and fun
• Audiobooks are a great tool
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7. Math
• Convert units: "Alexa, how many [units] are in [units]?"
• Basic math: "Alexa, what's 5 plus 7?" or "Alexa, what's 56 times 33?"
• Advanced math: "Alexa, 70 factorial.”
• Great way for students to check work
• Group activities
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11. Settle a Score
• Roll a die: "Alexa, roll a die" or, "Alexa, roll a 26-sided die."
• Flip a coin: "Alexa, flip a coin."
• Pick a number: "Alexa, pick a number between 1 and 50."
•Makes decisions and picking students for certain tasks
or questions easier
•Creates more instructional time
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13. Search
• Get Wikipedia information: "Alexa, Wikipedia: [subject]."
• Tell Alexa to continue reading a Wikipedia entry: "Alexa, tell me
more."
• Ask a general question: "Alexa, how many people live in America?"
• Good tool to have at disposal if someone asks a
question no one knows the answer to
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14. News & Weather
• Check headlines: "Alexa, what's in the news?"
• Check weather: "Alexa, what's the weather like?" or "Alexa, will it rain
today?". You can also ask "Alexa, will I need an umbrella today?"
• Get a weather forecast: "Alexa, what's the weather going to be like
this weekend?
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