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 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 it can add value to education, and SPOILER ALERT: she says there are generous plans for educators that want to dive past the free options. Do you want to introduce your students to conversational design? Botmock might be the choice for you!

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. 

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 undergraduate, MBA and graduate courses at ESPM and FIAP universities. Currently, he is CEO & founder of Voxall, an Edtech focused on technologies and voice experiences for education. With schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he created Matéria daHora, which is a set of more than 60 voice experience classes, based on Amazon Alexa, to help thousands of students from public schools to continue studying.

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.