Alexa In Canada: Amazon Alexa And Echo Skills, Tips, And Tricks For Canadians

In this episode, Teri welcomes Deepak and Dr. Aparna Ramanathan, co-founders of Ask My Class. Ask My Class is a company that produces Alexa skills for education, and helps teachers, parents and kids thrive through the use of Amazon Echos in the classroom. If you have an interest in education and voice-first technology, this episode is for you!Dr. Aparna Ramanathan is a critical care medical doctor from Australia. When she moved to the United States, she changed her focus to child health and well being. She saw voice technology as a way to help with emotional regulation in children at home and in the classroom.Deepak Ramanathan is in engineering, and has had product and marketing roles at Google. He has also spent time on education teams within Google.Key points from Aparna and Deepak Ramanathan about Education and Voice-First TechAparna likes that there is a way for children to use technology that is screen-free.Voice is a very natural form of interaction for children.Ask My ClassAsk My Class is an Alexa