There are thousands of existing skills or apps with more being added daily. Most of these functions come from third part apps. If you have one, you may have already realized some of the things it can do: play music, change the thermostat, read recipes, and a host of entertainment options. The ever more ubiquitous Amazon Echo devices and other smart assistants like Google Home are great for home use. They have created some short clips highlighting different instructional practices and posted them on their Ohio Learning Hub website.
In order to do this, they came into classrooms with cameras in hand in hopes to share a glimpse of what is happening in classrooms around central Ohio. Their hope is to help these districts create "personalized learning opportunities for educators on researched-based teaching strategies that have a profound effect on student success." Recently, the WOSU Classroom came to Westerville (and other surrounding districts) to explore how learning was taking place. Here in the Westerville City Schools Educational Technology Department, we are hoping to help teachers reach their own goals of expanding their instructional practices to meet the needs of an ever-changing student population. All of these factors play into the learning of a student in a school. School districts have different resources available. Teachers utilize different instructional practices. Go to 10 different classrooms and you will see 10 different styles of instruction taking place.