WEBINAR
Alexa is a smart speaker with enormous potential for enriching the lives of people who are isolated or lonely, or who have communication, cognitive, and physical challenges. In this webinar, we showcased how Alexa can be used for functionality and fun
Join us as we discover many ways Amazon Alexa can support daily activities for those who have communication, cognitive, and/or physical challenges
This webinar & accompanying handouts explore:
How Alexa can act as assistive technology to support daily activities
How Alexa can be used for fun
How to get started with Amazon Alexa and recommended features and apps to use
Alexa, can you do more than play music and tell me about the weather?
Alexa is a smart speaker with enormous potential for enriching the lives of people who are isolated or lonely, or who have communication, cognitive, and physical challenges.
Wondering what Amazon’s Alexa can do?
During this webinar, my guest Damiele Ranieri and I, showcased how Alexa can be used for functionality and fun!
With Alexa, you can:
play Jeopardy
listen to weather forecasts and the news
turn on lights in a room
set reminders
ask questions
listen to music and audiobooks
drop into video calls
watch exercise videos
Yes! There are options for video using the Echo Show 5 and 8, and we’ll discuss how that works, too.
Have privacy concerns? Join us to learn about a few ways you may not know exist to keep your life more private.
It makes my day when I discover a new way to use everyday technologies to help people improve life. When used to her greatest potential, Alexa can empower people of all ages and abilities to improve communication, cognition, and productivity! She can answer questions, remind you when you need to do something, control switches, read books aloud, play games, enable video calls, stream music, add items to your shopping list and more.
In this introductory webinar, we explored how to get started and suggest features and skills (apps) to check out.
Hosted by assistive technology expert:
Joan Green
I am a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, technology consultant, eldertech advocate, mother of four wonderful young adults and the founder of Innovative Speech Therapy.
My passion is to do all that I can to help families, educators, and therapists address a wide variety of communication, cognitive, literacy, and learning challenges. Over my years as a speech therapist, I’ve worked to fine-tune my uniquely effective approach to therapy and professional development.
I believe in empowering individuals, families, and professionals through affordable, cutting-edge technologies that many of us already have in our homes, schools and workplace.
Discover how Amazon Alexa can be used for functionality and fun today!
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