Google home is a smart speaker and a home assistant released to the global market by
Google in 2016. This device can interact with human voice to act as a virtual assistant in
day today life. Unlike its predecessors this device is also able to produce voice
feedback to communicate with users effectively. In both theory and practice Google
home can be used for teaching and learning purposes in an educational setting.
Using Google home in a classroom setting, teachers can use the device to increase the
parameters of their teaching prowess. As an example, a teacher can provide students
with an interesting; modernized type of learning experience which can be a huge asset
in keeping the attention and interest levels of students high. Google home can be used
to bring real time information into the classroom in the matter of seconds just by a voice
command. It is also child safe due to the parental controls it possesses. The teachers
and their students can engage alternatively with the device to learn and grow. Many
smart devices are being introduced to the school curriculums in modern day education.
Most of these smart devices like projectors and TV screens can be integrated with
Google home to help the teacher easily access them and control them without the need
of physical contact. This reduces the time spent idle and effectively maximizes
efficiency inside the classroom.
In other ways, Google home also can provide live translations to break the semantic
barriers between teachers and students. This is extremely advantageous for a teacher
operating overseas or teaching a multi-national group of students. Google home is
almost exclusively connected to the internet to provide a countless number of study
material from the web. The classroom schedule can be uploaded to the device to notify
the class on the start and end of sessions and the teacher can use Google home as a
timekeeper for a surprise pop quiz.
Furthermore Google home can register interactions with a number of users at once
making the students participate actively in the classroom. This will also increase the
attention span of students due to real-time feedback and quick responses. All of the
above features help out a teacher inside a classroom to carry out their teaching
exercises way easier than before. Connecting the teacher to a world of information in an
instant no doubt makes the whole class become one home altogether ultimately making
Google home the perfect teachers’ assistant.