This document discusses ways that Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant, can be integrated into classroom activities and instruction. It provides examples of voice commands students and teachers can use Alexa for, such as playing music, asking math questions, getting word definitions, rolling dice to settle scores, searching Wikipedia, checking news and weather, and more. The goal is to involve students, familiarize them with new technology, and create a more engaging classroom environment through the use of Alexa's voice functions.

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2. What is it?
• Alexa = virtual assistant developed by Amazon
• Voice command
• Controlled by Echo speakers
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3. Setting Up
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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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9. Definitions
• Get the definition of a word: "Alexa, what's the definition of [word]?"
•Great way to learn new words during class
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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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16. Have fun using me
in the classroom!
Love, Alexa
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